SOUTH ELGIN – The driver of a car was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin with unknown injuries Friday after the car was struck by a train at the intersection of State and Woodbury in South Elgin.
According to a press release from South Elgin police, the train was heading northbound on the train tracks while the car driver attempted to westbound over the tracks on State Street while the train was coming through the crossing.
The driver of the car had to be extricated.
The intersection of State and Woodbury will remain closed for the next couple of hours as authorities continue to investigate the accident.