Intersections closed but no injuries in Middletown train/vehicle crash

Four intersections were closed Thursday night in Middletown in the second train verses vehicle crash in Butler County this week.

The Middletown crash happened about 8:35 p.m. and resulted in no injuries but caused closings on University Boulevard at Woodlawn, First, Central and Manchester avenues for about an hour, according to police.

A vehicle became stuck on the tracks in the area of University and First but the two occupants were able to get out before the vehicle was struck by the train, according to Sgt. Ryan Rogers.

Norfolk Southern rail police and Middletown police are investigating. On Friday, no charges had been filed.

On Tuesday, the passenger of a pickup truck was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a crash with a train on Trenton Road in St. Clair Twp.

The crash happened about 1:23 p.m. Tuesday in the 4200 block of Trenton Road. The preliminary investigation indicates the pickup truck was traveling west on Trenton Road but failed to yield to an oncoming southbound train, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

There are two sets of tracks side-by-side in this area of Trenton Road and a train was stopped on one set of tracks. According to investigators on the scene, the driver of the pickup truck attempted to go around that train but was clipped by a second train traveling on the other tracks.

Butler County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Poff said drivers need to always yield to trains.

“If the gates are down do not go around them,” he said.