GALIEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A driver was hospitalized after a crash with a train in Berrien County Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said.

Around 11:30 a.m., a vehicle was headed south on Pardee Road in Galien Township when it drove around the activated railroad crossing arms. The vehicle was hit by a westbound train, according to deputies with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the driver, a 44-year-old man from Three Oaks, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital.

The driver of a vehicle was seriously injured in a crash with a train in Berrien County. (June 6, 2023)
The driver of a vehicle was seriously injured in a crash with a train in Berrien County. (June 6, 2023)

The sheriff’s office is investigating the crash.