Train crashes into car, occupants flee - N Ardenwood Drive near Choctaw

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A train crashed into a vehicle Monday morning on North Ardenwood Drive just south of Choctaw Drive, Baton Rouge police said.

The vehicle’s occupants fled the scene following the crash, said Cpl. Don Coppola Jr., a police spokesman, so it’s unknown whether any of its passengers were injured.

The crash happened about 10 a.m. in the 2500 block of North Ardenwood Drive. The train did not derail from the tracks because of the crash, Coppola said.

It was not immediately clear what the train was carrying. However, Coppola said it did not appear a hazardous material crew had been called to the site.

It also was not immediately clear whether the crash led to any road closures in the area.

Large metal poles with red warning lights sit on both sides of the railroad crossing. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the lights were flashing when the crash occurred.

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