According to Gavin Gustafson, senior public information officer with the Utah Transit Authority, the collision happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Hill Field Road railroad crossing after a vehicle rear-ended the back of another that was waiting at the railroad crossing and pushed it out onto the tracks.

“The driver of ‘Car B’ was unable to reverse because ‘Car A’ was still there and blocking it,” he said. “The driver got out of the car before the impact.”

Layton Police Department PIO Lt. Travis Lyman told the Standard-Examiner that a passenger was also in the car that had been pushed onto the tracks and they had also escaped prior to impact.

No injuries were reported among those in the car or on the train, though damage was done to the grade crossing and the FrontRunner train itself.

Gustafson said that a “bus bridge” was utilized for a time during cleanup and the initial investigation before giving way to a reduced speed zone that was put in place on the line throughout the process of replacing the damaged grade crossing implements.

Visiting the site mid-Wednesday afternoon, the Standard-Examiner observed that the destroyed railroad crossing implements had been replaced and the crossing was functioning as normal.

Lyman said the crash is still being investigated at the moment and no citations have been issued at this time.

“I imagine it will be a few days before everything is reviewed and screened before the attorney’s office,” he said.

Gustafson said it’s important to keep safety in mind when driving around the railroad.

“Trains don’t swerve; they certainly don’t stop very quickly, so it’s really important to be paying close attention to everything when you’re driving, but certainly the crossing arms and the flashing lights,” he said. “We’re certainly happy the driver had the time to get out.”