A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies say a train hit them.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday along the railroad tracks just north of Haas Road near LA 11 near Alton.
According to an STPSO spokesperson, the crash led to a three-hour shutdown of the railroad tracks while investigators worked the scene.
The case remains under investigation.
