OPP, CPKC investigating crash involving train, passenger vehicle [Video]

Ontario Provincial Police say a driver was injured Tuesday after a collision with a train northwest of Kingston, Ont.

The collision happened at around 5 p.m. when the driver, heading northbound on Tower Road in Stone Mills Township, was struck by a westbound train.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle and the vehicle caught fire. The Stone Mills fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.

The driver was taken to hospital and is in stable condition.

OPP said CPKC is continuing the investigation.

“At approximately 4:40 p.m. ET, a train made contact with a vehicle near Tower Road in Stone Mills Township. The train cleared the area at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET,” a statement from CPKC said.