Peel Regional Police say a male driver has sustained non-life-threatening injuries after his car crashed into a Lakeshore West GO train in south Mississauga.
Police said the crash happened on Alexandra Avenue, east of Cawthra Road and between Port Credit and Long Branch GO stations, just after 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
A Metrolinx spokesperson told Global News that although it’s still early in the investigation, it appears the driver was travelling south on the street when it crashed into the rear part of the locomotive on the north side.
Pictures posted on the Peel Regional Police Twitter account appear to show the front part of the car ripped clean off the vehicle.
Officers said the driver was alone in the vehicle and that he was able to get out of the vehicle and walk. Police said the patient was taken to a trauma centre by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.
At around 4 p.m., all three tracks were reopened to train traffic.
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Officials said it’s not yet known why the vehicle was on the tracks and that staff are assessing whether or not the rail crossing lights and barriers were working.
For updates on GO train service on the Lakeshore West corridor, commuters were encouraged to check the GO Transit website and Lakeshore West train Twitter account.
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