KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE TUESDAY: A 15-year-old girl was at the wheel on March 29 when a CSX train collided with her car at a Karns area rail crossing.
The girl and the 44-year-old man riding in the passenger seat with her suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
A Knox County Sheriff's Office crash report offers details of what happened.
The crash occurred just before 4:30 p.m. on March 29 at a crossing on Ball Camp Pike near Ball Road.
The girl was driving a Chevy Cruz registered to the man riding with her. They share the same last name.
As the vehicle crossed the rail crossing, the westbound train hit it toward the rear left side, the report states. The report stated the teen driver failed to "observe warnings or instructions."
The Chevy ended up "in a patch of trees near the railroad crossing," the report states. Both occupants were trapped inside the car, and firefighters got them out.
They were taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.
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According to the KCSO, patrol units responded to the crash at Ball Road and Ball Camp Pike just before 4:30 p.m.
Deputies said two people were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.
The Karns Fire Department also responded to the crash.