A 4-year-old boy from Ault was killed in a collision with a train near Weld County Road 88 and U.S. 85 in Pierce on Saturday, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The boy was in a vehicle with his parents and brother when the crash happened, family members wrote on a crowdfunding page. The driver, a 26-year-old woman, was not able to stop before the railroad crossing because of snowy and icy road conditions, family members wrote.
Road conditions were not included in the initial crash report, said Trooper Gabriel Moltrer. They will be included in the full report, which will not be available for several weeks or months.
The crash occurred at 10:12 a.m. when a Subaru Crosstrek was traveling westbound across County Road 88 and “proceeded through the stop sign” at a rail crossing, Moltrer said.
A Union Pacific train traveling south on the tracks struck the rear side of the Subaru, causing the vehicle to travel off the road onto an embankment. The train stopped on the tracks following the crash.
The woman driving the Subaru and a 26-year-old male passenger sustained moderate injuries and were both wearing seatbelts, Moltrer said.
The 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy were in front-facing child seats. The 4-year-old boy died at the hospital, Moltrer said, and the 2-year-old sustained serious injuries.
The parents have been discharged from the hospital and the 2-year-old is in intensive care, according to an update posted Tuesday by the family.
Alcohol, drugs and speed are not suspected factors in the crash, Moltrer said.
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