3 dead, 1 injured after train strikes SUV near Sandpoint

Two adults and a juvenile died after a train struck the SUV they were driving Saturday north of Sandpoint.

A 37-year-old Sagle man was driving a Subaru Forester east around 11:15 a.m. when he failed to yield to the southbound freight train, according to an Idaho State Police news release.

The train hit the Subaru at a railroad crossing near Boyer and Selle roads, forcing the car to overturn, troopers said.

The driver, a 31-year-old Sagle woman and a juvenile died at the scene, ISP said. Another minor was taken to a nearby hospital and then airlifted to a Spokane hospital.

All four occupants wore seat belts. The train operators were not injured.

ISP is investigating.