Norwalk Road Closed Due To Metro-North Train, Truck Collision: UPDATE

NORWALK, CT — A road is closed in Norwalk after a Metro-North train collided with a pickup truck late Wednesday morning, according to police.

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson said a southbound Danbury Branch train came into contact with the truck near Commerce Street around 11:30 a.m.

Edward McCabe, assistant chief of operations for the Norwalk Fire Department, said in a news release the New York-bound train collided with the truck at the level railroad crossing on Commerce Street and pushed several hundred feet, with both vehicles stopping in the Devine Bros. yard.

The driver of the truck was extricated by firefighters and taken to Norwalk Hospital in serious condition, McCabe said. Approximately 20 passengers were onboard the train at the time of the collision, however none were injured.

Metro-North arranged to have buses pick up passengers and continue the trip to South Norwalk, the spokesperson said. MTA police are investigating the incident.

In a Facebook post around noon, police asked residents to avoid the area of Commerce Street as it is shut down "due to a collision between a train and a motor vehicle."

Police said they are working with the MTA and the area is expected to be closed for several hours.