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Driver Killed When Freight Train Crashes Into Car In N.J.

DUMONT, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A man was killed Saturday when a freight train slammed into his car in Bergen County.

Police said the 54-year-old victim ignored the warning gates before driving onto the tracks at the Columbia Avenue railroad crossing on the Dumont-Bergenfield border.

"I heard a loud bang and I heard the train slam on his breaks," witness Richard Guadagno said.

"I heard a loud boom. I thought maybe it was just the train itself. As I walked out here, then I ultimately saw the car there that it hit," added witness Pasquale Libertino.

The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital where he died.

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