An 84-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after the car she was driving was struck by a freight train at a crossing in Andover, Massachusetts on Thursday morning. The victim's car was totaled, but MBTA Transit Police said she "came out unscathed."

People who were near the Essex Street railroad crossing at the time described what they heard.

"I live literally like one street away, so I heard the train whistle, and it was like extra loud, and it's not always like that," said Anna Barron.

"We heard a long, long, long blast of the train and then we heard what we thought was a door slamming, but it was obviously the car," said business owner Mark Spencer.

Woman trapped inside crumpled car

When they came outside, they saw the victim's mangled car, surrounded by first responders. Andove

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