KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man is dead after a train collided with a car Wednesday in Gardner.
The accident occurred about 3:50 p.m. when the man's car was hit as it tried to cross the railroad tracks at Waverly Road just south of Old U.S. 56.
The victim was identified Thursday as 23-year-old Sebastian E. Joseph.
The train pushed the car about a half-mile before it came to a stop in the 400 block of South Poplar Street.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash, the cause of which remains unclear.
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Editor's note: A previous version of the story included incorrect information about the victim's identity that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office has since corrected.
