By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 16, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have released the names of two people who were killed when a train struck their sport utility vehicle in Cedar Rapids.

The crash was reported around 4:20 p.m. Sunday near Tait Cummins Memorial Park.

Police identified the driver as 32-year-old Ethan Mortensen and his passenger as 66-year-old David Mortensen. Both men lived in Ely. Other details haven’t been released.

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