Woman killed after being hit by train near Bancroft
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The following is a news release from Idaho State Police.
BANCROFT — On Thursday March 8, at 8:48 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a vehicle vs. train crash on Nipper Road near Old Highway 30, northwest of Bancroft.
Denise L. Clapp, 56, of Lava Hot Springs, was driving a 2003 Ford Escape. She was stopped on the Nipper Road railroad crossing, facing northbound, when an eastbound Union Pacific train collided with her vehicle. Upon impact, the Ford continued down an embankment where it came to rest.
Clapp succumbed to her injures on scene. She was not wearing her seatbelt. Next of kin has been notified.