OPP officials allege: On December 3, 2024, at 12:05 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Thames Centre Fire were dispatched to the railroad crossing on Elgin Road at Catherine Street in Thames Centre, for the report of a vehicle that had been struck by a passing train.
Investigation revealed the driver of the car became stuck on the tracks and exited the vehicle prior to the collision with the Canadian National (CN) train.
The train safely came to a stop and there was no damage to the rail tracks.
There were no injuries reported.
The driver, a 33-year-old of Mississauga, has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act and the Railway Safety Act with:
· Careless driving
· Use plate not authorized for vehicle
· Fail to give way to railway equipment at a road crossing
Elgin Road was closed for hours as police and engineers investigated the collision.
The investigation is continuing.
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