A 76-year-old man from New York died Thursday afternoon after he drove his car through a blocked railroad crossing and was struck by a train in Great Barrington, police said.

The Jeep drove through one of the lowered railroad arms and ended up partly on the tracks off Route 23 near West Avenue, Great Barrington police said in a statement. A 14-car freight train operated by the Housatonic Railroad Company hit the car in its path.

The man, who has not been identified, died at the scene, police said.