Mounties and emergency crews responded to a train and vehicle collision just outside of Calgary on Wednesday morning.
Three Hills RCMP told Global News it responded to reports of a train and vehicle collision at around 9:23 a.m. The incident happened at a rail crossing on Highway 575 between Range Road 243 and 242.
Officers said a slow-moving vehicle hit a train owned by Canadian National Railway (CN). One car then crashed into the first vehicle and another crashed into the second vehicle.
A fourth vehicle avoided the collision by driving into the ditch, police said.
EMS and fire crews were at the scene responding to the incident, according to the RCMP.
The lone occupant in the first vehicle was not injured, RCMP said.
Three occupants were in the second vehicle — one child was transported to Alberta Children’s Hospital by ground ambulance and two people were transported by ground ambulance to Foothills Medical Centre.
The lone occupant of the third vehicle was also transported to hospital by ground ambulance.
All injuries were minor, the RCMP told Global News.
The RCMP is advising motorists to slow down and drive carefully due to heavy fog in the area. The area is expected to re-open on Wednesday afternoon.
“Road conditions and visibility are both believed to be factors in this collision. There was a substantial amount of fog in the area. However, the cause of the incident is still being investigated,” Cpl. James McConnell told Global News.
Three Hills RCMP officers were also at the scene of another collision on Highway 21 near Highway 27, around 40 kilometres north of the train collision.
–More to come…
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