POMPANO BEACH (CBS4)-  Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying to determine how an Amtrak train and a car collided Wednesday in Pompano Beach, killing the motorist.

BSO spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said the accident happened  near Sample Road and Military Trail just after 5:30 p.m.

While officials investigated, East and westbound lanes of Sample Road west of I-95 were shut down.

The person who was killed has not been identified.