Truck hit by passenger train in Robeson County

Two people are dead after a passenger train hit a truck Sunday in Robeson County.

Investigators say 19-year-old Devin Locklear was driving around the crossbars when an Amtrak train hit his truck

Locklear and his passenger 18-year-old Amber Mercer were killed.

The crash happened about 12:30 p.m. off Saint Anna Road near Pembroke.

Amtrak reports no one on the train was hurt.

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