One dead after train/vehicle crash in Berrien County
Posted: Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM EDT | Updated: Aug 18, 2026 4:23 PM EDT
ABC 57 UPDATE: Chikaming Township Police have identified the victim as 72-year-old Paul Rizzo of Lakeside (Chikaming Township).
Officials say the car involved was reported as being on fire and occupied.
Officers were told that an Amtrak train traveling south struck a vehicle traveling west at the East Road crossing.
Rizzo was the only person in the car.
The crash remains under investigation.
BERRIEN COUNTY, Ind. -- One person is dead after a crash between a train and a vehicle in Berrien County.
Chikaming Township Police tell ABC57 it happened around 10 a.m. August 18 at the crossing of East Road, off of Red Arrow Highway.
Further details are not available at this time.