Train hits unoccupied, stolen car on tracks in Tipp City

TIPP CITY — UPDATE @ 6:10 a.m.:

A stolen vehicle was struck on the train tracks behind the DP&L substation in Tipp City, according to Tipp City Police.

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Sgt. Nick Creech said that train crew reported seeing an unoccupied vehicle on the tracks but were unable to stop before the train hit it. Police contacted the registered owner of the vehicle and found that it had been stolen.

Nobody was hurt, and police had not found anyone in the vicinity.

Creech said that police are investigating, but it is likely that the stolen vehicle was either deliberately ditched on the tracks or became stuck during a joy ride, although he said that this was the first time he had seen a stolen vehicle be left on the tracks.

The incident remains under investigation.

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INITIAL REPORT:

Officers are investigating a crash between a train and a car apparently abandoned on railroad tracks that happened around 5 a.m. behind a Dayton Power & Light substation in Tipp City.

According to Miami County dispatchers, nobody was in the vehicle when crews arrived, and the vehicle had no license plates.

We are working to learn more, and will update this story as more information becomes available.