Driver identified in Belleville train crash
First responders utilize a UTV to transport a man whose vehicle was struck by a train to an ambulance Friday morning near Belleville. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
Wood County Sheriff’s deputies, witnesses, a volunteer firefighter and a CSX railroad worker talk on a railroad track near where a train stopped after striking an SUV attempting to cross the tracks Friday morning near Belmont. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
A volunteer firefighter makes his way down railroad tracks as Wood County Sheriff’s deputies talk with witnesses and a CSX employee after an SUV was struck by a train Friday morning near Belleville. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
An EMS worker closes the door of an ambulance after a man whose vehicle was struck by a train was placed inside Friday morning off Harris Highway near Belleville. The man was taken by helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
First responders utilize a UTV to transport a man whose vehicle was struck by a train to an ambulance Friday morning near Belleville. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
Wood County Sheriff’s deputies, witnesses, a volunteer firefighter and a CSX railroad worker talk on a railroad track near where a train stopped after striking an SUV attempting to cross the tracks Friday morning near Belmont. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
A volunteer firefighter makes his way down railroad tracks as Wood County Sheriff’s deputies talk with witnesses and a CSX employee after an SUV was struck by a train Friday morning near Belleville. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
An EMS worker closes the door of an ambulance after a man whose vehicle was struck by a train was placed inside Friday morning off Harris Highway near Belleville. The man was taken by helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
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BELLEVILLE - A Point Pleasant man was hospitalized after his vehicle was struck by a train Friday morning.
According to a release from the Wood County Sheriff's Office, deputies, firefighters and emergency medical personnel were dispatched just after 9 a.m. Friday to a railroad crossing at Harris Highway and Belleville Drive.
A 2019 Kia Sorento operated by Gregory Grimm, 61, of Point Pleasant, was halfway across the tracks when the vehicle was struck by a southbound CSX train, the release said.
The train came to a stop approximately one-quarter of a mile away from the crossing, the release said. The vehicle was not visible from the crossing.
Emergency medical personnel from WVU Medicine Camden Clark Ambulance service and the Lubeck and Pond Creek volunteer fire departments responded to the scene and brought Grimm to an ambulance using a UTV and trailer. The ambulance drove him to a nearby field where a medical helicopter had landed. He was then flown to St. Mary's Medical Center for treatment.
Grimm's condition was not available Friday afternoon.
The vehicle was eventually removed from the scene by Pifer's Towing.
The crossing was marked by crossbuck signs in both directions. There was also an emergency notification sign posted. It was not equipped with a gate or flashing lights.
Grimm was the only occupant of the vehicle.
A CSX representative said in an emailed message Friday evening that there were no injuries to the train crew.
The incident remains under investigation, according to both the sheriff's release, which was posted to the office's Facebook page, and the CSX email.
Evan Bevins can be reached at ebevins@newsandsentinel.com.