(New Carlisle, IN) - A woman was struck and killed by a train near New Carlisle yesterday.  It happened about 1 p.m. on the South Shore commuter tracks just inside the St. Joseph County line east of Hudson Lake.

Police said the woman was walking on the tracks at the time.  No further details were provided by investigators.

According to railroad officials, westbound passengers because of the tracks being temporarily closed were placed on a bus and driven to Michigan City to board another westbound train.