ROBARDS, Ky. (WEHT) - Officials with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office have confirmed to Eyewitness News that two people were killed after their vehicle was hit by a train near Robards on Tuesday morning.

Authorities at the scene said a father and son were pronounced dead following the crash near the intersection of Cherry Hill Road and Robards-Busby Station Road.

Their vehicle was reportedly pushed over 2,000 feet from the site of the initial impact.

No railroad workers were reported injured.

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