SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal collision involving a train and a car in Holland Thursday morning.
The incident occurred at the railroad tracks near Front Street and Holloway Road at approximately 7:15 a.m., according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Michael Malczewski, 38, was traveling southbound on Holloway Road.
The gates at the railroad crossing were down, authorities said, and there was a stopped train away from the intersection on the tracks.
Malczewski drove around the gates when an Amtrak train traveling west on the other set of tracks in the intersection struck the vehicle. The train came to a stop west of the intersection near Wentworth Road with the car still on the tracks.
Emergency crews pronounced Malczewski deceased on the scene. According to Amtrak, neither its crew nor customers aboard the train were injured in the crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported minor injuries among some of the 163 passengers on board the 13 cars of the Amtrak train and said none of the crew were injured.
The Springfield Township Fire Department vehicles and other law enforcement agencies were also at the scene.
An official Amtrak train tracking web page appeared to show the train departed from New York City with the next station on its schedule Bryan, Ohio.
An Amtrak spokesperson told WTOL 11 that no injuries to its customers or crew were reported. The company said Amtrak officials will be at the scene until the incident is cleared and the first responders finish their work.
In a 2:30 p.m. update, the Amtrak spokesperson said the train departed the area three hours after the initial incident and offered a reminder of safety at railroad crossings in the following statement:
"These incidents can affect everyone involved - those who are injured or die and their families, our train crews, and our passengers. They also serve as critical reminders about the importance of obeying the law and of exercising extreme caution around railroad tracks and crossings."
The spokesperson also said the company continues to work closely with efforts to spread railroad track safety awareness.
The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
Residents in the area told WTOL 11 that collisions with trains at the intersection are an all-too-common occurrence.
"I witnessed enough of them that I don't pay a lot of attention," Springfield Township resident Tom Dollison said. "That's why I didn't come down right away. I knew something had happened."
Previous crashes in the area have led to more safety measures being implemented, said Shawn Fosgate, the assistant commander of OSHP's Bowling Green post.
“They put safeguards in place to try to make that intersection better," Fosgate said. "This is a high-speed rail. This train was coming through at a pretty good rate of speed since it was an Amtrak train, and most of the trains usually do come through here a little bit quicker than most other tracks.”
Dollison has lived in the area for more than 60 years and has taught family how to stay safe around the tracks.
But despite warnings posted, Dollison said he has seen many drivers ignore signage.
“If people would obey the rules and wouldn’t be in such a hurry to get somewhere ... there wouldn’t be that many accidents," he said.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the location of the collision.
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