HORTENSE — Two Hortense women, a mother and daughter, were killed Tuesday when their car struck a northbound Amtrak train.
Marjorie Joanne Moore, 81, and her daughter, Joy Renee Moore, 52, died after the vehicle they were riding in, a 2010 Toyota Camry, hit the Amtrak train at the railroad crossing at Hwy. 32 and Screven Road.
The engineer for the Amtrak train was Don Hoyte, 50. He was being assisted by Dawn Perrott, 59. Neither suffered injuries.
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