'Heroic Act' Saves Woman After Car Gets Stuck On Train Tracks

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Authorities say a "heroic act" potentially kept a woman from suffering serious injuries after her car got stuck on train tracks in Dakota County Tuesday. At 4:41 a.m., deputies received a call about a car stuck on the railroad track by Ravenna Trail and Polk Avenue.

While enroute, deputies asked dispatch to tell CP Rail to stop all trains on that track. Authorities say there were three bystanders at the scene, trying to push the vehicle off the tracks while the owner of the vehicle was inside.

A short time later, dispatch reported that a train had hit the car.

"Fortunate for the owner, she only received minor injuries," officials said in a statement. "Thank you to the citizens that stopped to assist; if it were not for them this could have potentially had a different outcome for the driver."

"Our office knows of one of the bystanders that assisted in this call. We are currently seeking the other two so we can recognize them for the heroic act."

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