UPDATE, March 2 | The victim was identified as 36-year-old Rachel Vanvelsan of Independence.
ORIGINAL STORY, March 1 | A woman died after being hit by a train in Independence on Tuesday evening.
The incident happened near east 15th Street south and south Appleton Avenue.
According to Jack Taylor, the Independence Police Department public information officer, the incident happened at around 7:30 p.m.
The woman died at the scene.
Investigators are still working to figure out the circumstances surrounding the incident.
