A woman in her 30s is in critical condition after the pick-up truck she was driving was struck by a Via Rail passenger train Monday morning in Quebec’s Montérégie region.
Quebec provincial police received a 911 call at around 7:45 a.m. about a vehicle that had crossed the train tracks near Chemin de la Rivière-Delisle in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 60 kilometres west of Montreal.
When officers arrived on scene, they found the woman, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, with serious injuries. She was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition.
There were no injuries on board the train, according to Louis-Philippe Ruel, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
The train was still stopped at the scene of the collision as of 10 a.m., Ruel said, as police continue their investigation.