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Courier driver injured in collision with CN train near Halifax

The crash happened in Windsor Junction, N.S., late Friday morning.

Truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries; train has left the scene

A courier truck was struck by a freight train at the private crossing at Lawrence Robinson Lane Friday morning. (Paul Palmeter / CBC)

A courier driver was injured ina collision with a freight train in Windsor Junction, N.S., Friday morning.

Officials on scene confirmed to CBC News the driver was taken to hospital in Lower Sackville with minor injuriesafter the collision atLawrence Robinson Lane just after10:30a.m.

The train had been pulling hundreds of containers and was held up for about 45 minutes but has now cleared the scene, they said.

The driver was taken to hospital in Lower Sackville with minor injuries, officials said. (Paul Palmeter / CBC)

"Halifax District RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision. Police learned a cube truck and a cargo train had collided at the Windsor Junction near Robinson Lane," a spokesperson for the RCMP said.

With files from Paul Palmeter

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