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Kaden Stetler of Horseshoe Road in Lancaster was driving a silver 2009 Ford Edge that stopped on the tracks in the 300 block of Willow Road for an unknown reason shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, according to East Lampeter Township police.
A Norfolk Southern train struck Steltler's Ford on the passenger side – pushing it approximately 200 feet – then the car "dislodged" and rolled off of the tracks, the police said.
The police noted that their "preliminary investigation shows" that after Stetler entered "onto the low-grade crossing (he) was struck by a train traveling eastbound."
Once the Ford stopped rolling, Stelter exited the car and was taken to an area hospital with "minor injuries," the police said. "There were no injuries reported by any of the Norfolk Southern employees on the train."
Stetler's car was "severely damaged" and was towed from the scene but the train only suffered light damaged, the police explained. Both the roadway and the railroad reopened in less than two hours at 11:20 a.m.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation, but as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday night, no citations have been issued.
The police were assisted at the scene by the Witmer Fire Company, Hand-In-Hand Fire Company, Lafayette Fire Company Lancaster EMS, and Manheim Township Ambulance.
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