Sheriff identifies driver of truck who died in Tuesday train crash near Maize

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died Tuesday afternoon when her truck struck a train west of Maize near 53rd Street North and 135th Street West.

Thirty-six-year-old Ana Hirai Guerrero-Dominguez of Maize was driving the Chevy Silverado with two teenage passengers when she struck the eastbound train, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

The two unnamed passengers sustained serious injuries and were transported to a hospital. The sheriff’s office did not provide an update on their condition Wednesday.

The Wichita Fire Department tweeted at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday that a vehicle was pinned under a grain car. The driver, Guerrero-Dominguez, was stuck in the vehicle.

A subsequent tweet at 3:46 p.m. stated that she had been removed from the vehicle and was “Code Black,” indicating that she had died.

By Friday morning, a GoFundMe campaign for the family of the victims had raised $7,440.

The circumstances of the collision remain under investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.

This story was originally published October 26, 2021 at 6:02 PM.