The train engineer...thought they were dead! Two women nearly killed after trespassing on railroad tracks

INDIANA (WITI) -- DRAMATIC video out of Indiana shows two women -- nearly killed after trespassing on railroad tracks about 10 miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana.

It happened on July 10th on the Shuffle Creek Trestle -- a bridge over Lake Lemon.

According to FOX6's sister station, FOX59 in Indianapolis, the engineer in the lead locomotive spotted the women on the tracks as the train came around a curve.

FOX59 reports the bridge is about 500 feet long, and 80 feet high, and the women had nowhere to go.

Video from the locomotive shows the women trying to run away when they see the train. It’s clear that they won’t be able to make it to safety, and they can’t jump off the side because it’s too high.

Meantime, the train horn goes off repeatedly.

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FOX59 reports the train's engineer assumed the women were dead -- and contacted the Sheriff's Department to report the incident.

This incident is now a criminal matter.

CLICK HERE for more on this story via FOX59 in Indianapolis.