An 80-year-old elderly woman was killed after a goods train hit her while she crossed the railway track on Wednesday. P. Nagayammal (80), a resident of Murungapatti near Rasipuram, was on her way to her granddaughter’s house and was crossing the railway track when a goods train passing by hit her, killing her on the spot. Salem Railway Police arrived at the spot and sent the body to Salem Government Hospital for a postmortem. The police have registered a case and are investigating.