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Opelika woman flown to Atlanta hospital after crash involving train
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An elderly Opelika woman was flown to an Atlanta-area hospital following a train versus vehicle crash in downtown Opelika.
Image: Opelika Police
The crash, which involved a train and a Mercedes passenger car, occurred at the 8th Street railroad crossing in downtown Opelika shortly before 3 P.M. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The 69-year-old female driver of the Mercedes was located by first responders entrapped inside.
The female was transported to East Alabama Medical Center, where she was life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where condition is unknown at this time.
The crash remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Traffic Homicide Investigation Unit.
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