Man severely injured when his car collides with a train in Roscoe
ROSCOE – An Ohio man was severely injured Wednesday night when his car collided with a southbound Norfolk Southern train in Roscoe.
Roscoe-Elco-Stockdale-Allenport Regional police said witnesses claimed it appeared Raymond Scott Houseman, 25, was attempting to race the train across the Vesta Street railroad crossing when his car crashed into the train about 8 p.m.
Houseman was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital following the crash. Police said he was alert and conscious when officers arrived.
Initial reports indicated children also were in the car at the time of the crash, but they were later found safe in a nearby residence, police said.
Houseman, who has recently been residing at 310 First Ave., Roscoe, was traveling south on First Avenue when he attempted unsuccessfully to make a right turn over the railroad crossing, police said.
The crash spread large chucks of railroad gravel across First Avenue. Houseman’s car came to rest against a rail car. Local firefighters had to extricate him from his vehicle.