Amtrak train to Chicago hits truck at Van Buren Township crossing

A railroad crossing in Van Buren Township was closed off to traffic Monday morning, March 23, due to a crash involving a train and a pickup truck.
The crash happened at the railroad crossing on Sheldon Road between Van Born and Yost roads. It involved an Amtrak train and a pickup truck hauling a trailer.
Police said no one was injured, but a stretch of Sheldon Road was closed to traffic that morning while police cleared and investigated the scene. The roadway reopened just before noon.
Some people riding the Amtrak train, headed to Chicago, told channel 4 they didn’t feel a major impact beyond the train stopping, and many passengers were told they could take a bus to Chicago.
One passenger told channel 4 that the accident happened about 20 minutes after they left the station on the Dearborn to Chicago trip. While Amtrak was trying to get people on a bus to Chicago, there was about an hour and a half wait for the bus to arrive, the passenger said.
She said since she had a plane to get on at O’Hare airport in Chicago, she said she bought a $400 ticket from Detroit Metro to O’Hare so she wouldn’t miss her flight.
Van Buren Township police are urging the public to use caution when approaching railroad crossings, cross only at designated crossings, always obey crossing signals and gates, and stay alert and avoid distractions like phones or headphones.