Truck v Train - fatal crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash involving a light truck and a freight train just off State Highway 2 north of Woodville.

Railway officials were alerted to the incident by the train driver just before 5 pm this afternoon. It appears the truck was been driven across a level crossing on a small side road leading to the main highway when it was hit and pushed off the tracks into a nearby paddock.

The sole male occupant of the truck was confirmed deceased at the scene shortly afterwards.

The incident has not impacted on traffic flow on the highway.

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