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Elderly woman charged after her car struck by train

Incident occurred on CN tracks near Coniston Wednesday
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A 79-year-old Sudbury woman has been charged with careless driving after her car was struck by a train near Coniston Wednesday afternoon. File photo.

A 79-year-old Sudbury woman has been charged with careless driving after her car was struck by a train near Coniston Wednesday afternoon.

The incident took place on the CN Rail line on Highway 17 at 3:41 p.m. March 22, said the Sudbury OPP in a press release.

The driver was extricated from her vehicle by Greater Sudbury Fire Services, and was transported to Health Sciences North with serious but non life-threatening injuries.