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Train and vehicle collide

An SUV and a train collided Saturday morning at the CN tracks on Frizzi Road.

An SUV and a train collided Saturday morning at the CN tracks on Frizzi Road.

On April 21 at 5:26 a.m. Williams Lake RCMP members attended a collision between a CN train and a Ford Explorer at the intersection of Frizzi Road and the CN tracks in Williams Lake.

“It was reported that the vehicle ran out of gas and stopped on the rail crossing. The Locomotive Engineer saw the vehicle on the tracks and attempted to stop,” says Sgt. Richard LeBeuf, RCMP media communications in Williams Lake.

The train hit the vehicle while traveling 0.5 kilometres per hour.

No injuries were sustained as a result of the collision, and minor damage occurred to the vehicle.