An 83-year-old man was not hurt after getting hit by a Via Rail train while cutting grass Wednesday morning.
Chatham-Kent police say it happened around 10:30 a.m. west of Kent Bridge Road and Northwood Line.
The train was traveling eastbound when it clipped the John Deere lawnmower. The man was wearing ear protection while cutting grass and did not hear the train coming, say police.
Damage to the lawnmower has been estimated at $1500.
A new crew was brought aboard to continue with the train’s scheduled route.
Police have concluded their investigation and no charges will be laid.
Some passengers took to Twitter to talk about the delay on the train travelling between Windsor and Toronto.
tell me, how does a train hit a tractor? Big thanks to @VIA_Rail for this huge inconvenience. 2-4 hours stuck on a train
— lo (@laurenb0w) May 20, 2015
@VIA_Rail pesky tractors grazing on the line. No one hurt pic.twitter.com/Lfg7HblKbW
— Ed Curtin (@CurtinEdward) May 20, 2015
@CurtinEdward The train will continue to London and busses will be there to bring you to destination.^NLG
— VIA_Rail (@VIA_Rail) May 20, 2015
My brother says his @VIA_Rail train traveling from #Windsor to #Toronto struck a tractor. He says the conductor est. a 2-4 hour delay.
— j. carlisle larsen (@jcarlislelarsen) May 20, 2015
