VIA Rail train collides with vehicle

By Sean Cann-Sheppard

BELLEVILLE – Two passengers in a car suffered minor injuries after a collision between a car and a Via rail passenger train.

It happened on the rail tracks at Moira Street West and Marshall Road on Sunday afternoon.

Police say the accident happened when a car, driven by a 19-year-old Belleville man, was crossing the track and was hit by an oncoming VIA train.

An 18-year-old female was also in the vehicle.

Belleville police and CN police are currently investigating.

The driver has been charged for failing to give way to rail equipment.