2 passengers die in wrecks on single day

Two people died Monday in traffic accidents, authorities said.

A man was killed after he was thrown from a car when it collided with a train Monday afternoon in Cross County, officials said.

A 2006 Chevrolet Impala was heading west on a private drive near U.S. 49 and Arkansas 364 around 1:40 p.m., according to an Arkansas State Police report.

The Impala drove into the path of a southbound train, police said. A passenger, Brad Holman, 62, of Forrest City was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Impala’s driver, Earlene Lindsey, 80, of Paragould was injured and taken to Regional One Health in Memphis.

Conditions were clear and dry at the time of the collision.

A woman was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Bentonville, according to police.

The 42-year-old passenger in a GMC van was pronounced dead at Southeast J and Southeast 28th streets, according to a Bentonville Police Department news release.

Bentonville police responded to the scene at 9:20 p.m. after the van and a Ford Fusion had collided at the intersection, causing the van to roll over, police said.

Bentonville firefighters removed the van’s 43-year-old male driver and transported him to a hospital, according to the news release.

The driver of the Fusion was not injured, police said.

Police have not yet released the names of any of the people involved in the crash. An investigation is ongoing.