Columbus Teens Killed By Taylorsville Train Friday Night After Struck In Vehicle Identified

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Carmyn Elkins and Matthew Newland have been identified as the Columbus teens killed following an accident involving a train in Bartholomew County late Friday night.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the scene, located at, US 31 and W 550 N, in Taylorsville, IN, in response to a vehicle-versus-train collision.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered a Nissan Versa that had failed to yield at a posted railroad crossing and were struck by a train. The conductor reportedly blew the horn repeatedly which was ignored by the victims.

Both occupants of the Nissan were extricated from the vehicle and transported to an area hospital where they were later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the collision.

Deputies observed a train south of the intersection with front end damage and a gray 2015 Nissan Versa with heavy damage which was located in a field southeast of the intersection. Two occupants were reported to be in the Nissan, both unconscious and trapped. source

Deputies are reviewing footage of the crash from the train dash camera.

The engineer and the conductor were both uninjured.

Anyone with possible information on the tragic crash should contact police at 911.

Taylorsville is a census-designated place in German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 919 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area, according to Wikipedia.