The OPP is investigating a fatal crash in Severn Township between a car and a train.
Police say the accident happened on Upper Big Chute Road at the rail crossing east of Irish Line just after 2 Sunday afternoon.
That’s when police say a woman driving the car came into contact with the train and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The area was closed for several hours and the victim’s identity has yet to be released.
Further information will be released when it becomes available.
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Upper Big Chute Road @SevernTownship is closed at Irish Line for a fatal car vs train crash from 2:18 p.m. today. OPP Traffic Investigators and #OrilliaOPP @CanadianPacific are at scene and hope to re-open the road around 7:30 p.m. ^DH pic.twitter.com/TiVxHscCxd
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) September 26, 2021