Tottenham Ontario - Police confirm that two women died and three others were injured after a car vs train crash Thursday night in
Tottenham.
Police say the women, aged 19 and 25, were in the four-door car with a male driver and two other women when the collision happened on the 5th Line around
23:00.
Police say one woman died at the scene and the other in the hospital.
According to the OPP, the train pushed the car down the tracks towards the 6th Line.
The other three occupants of the vehicle, all in their 20s, were taken to a Toronto trauma centre in serious condition.
Police say the train signals were flashing at the time of the collision, but there are no arm barriers at that particular crossing.
It's not yet clear how the vehicle ended up on the tracks as the train approached.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Kim Phillips.
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