A 20-year-old man is facing charges, after a train collided with a car in Hamilton.
It happened just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the railway crossing on Cochrane Road South of Lawrence.
Witnesses state the railway crossing lights were operating at the time of the collision and saw the driver flee the scene.
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Police located a black 2014 GMC Terrain on its side, on the south side of the railway tracks, with no occupants inside.
A short time later police located the driver at his residence in the area, where he was arrested and later taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say further investigation revealed the accused had a dozen outstanding charges.
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