MARC Train Strikes Car in Rockville, MD

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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A pregnant woman was hospitalized after her car was struck by a MARC train in Rockville Friday evening.

Pregnant Woman Injured When MARC Train Strikes Her Car

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A pregnant woman was taken to a trauma center after her car was struck by a MARC train in Rockville Friday evening.

Apparently, the 25-year-old woman tried to get out of the crossing, even bumping a car ahead of her, but she was unable to before the train struck her and pushed her car into a crossing barrier, which went through the car from the back to the front and barely missed her head, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. A side airbag may have saved her life.

The woman was taken to a trauma center with serious injuries, but her vital signs were good, Piringer said.

No injuries were reported on the Bunswick Line train, which was carrying more than 500 passengers, who were offloaded and put on two other trains to take them to their destinations. MARC trains heading northbound out of Washington experienced major delays because of the crash.

Piringer recommended drivers avoid the area.