No Injuries Reported In Train, Car Crash In Plainfield: PD

PLAINFIELD, IL — A train and car crashed at the Main Street Canadian National crossing around 10:50 a.m. Friday. No injuries were reported, according to police.

An investigation determined a white Chevy Impala was stopped in the dynamic envelope of the railroad crossing, just east of Bartlett Avenue, when gates came down to signify an oncoming train. The driver and passenger exited the car before the train hit it a short time later, Commander Anthony Novak told Patch.

The occupants weren't injured, and the car was towed from the scene. Police are conducting an investigation and performing a full review of the incident to determine what citations, if any, will be issued, Novak said.

Five crossings — at Naperville-Plainfield Road, Main Street, Center Street, Eastern Avenue and Lockport Street — were closed from around 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. while Plainfield police officers and crews from Canadian National were on the scene investigating the crash.

The Route 126 ramp off southbound I-55 was also closed to reduce traffic in the area, police said.