Train strikes vehicle on Clark County tracks, driver escapes unharmed

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A train struck a Silver Dodge Caravan left on railroad tracks in Clark County on Saturday evening.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was called to a scene around 6:37 p.m. after reports of a car and train collision on the 1200 block of Fletcher Pike in Harmony Township, according to the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A person was able to get out of vehicle before the train struck it, and the vehicle ended on its side, dispatchers said.

The car was pushed 20 yards before the train came to a stop, dispatch added. Dispatch believed there were some damage to the train but not enough to prevent it from continuing.

Further details were not yet available.

No injuries were reported.

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