FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

While police and rescue workers expressed relief that no injuries were reported, a car-train collision in Île Perrot early Monday morning added to the traffic chaos in the region as commuters looking to avoid the congestion on Highway 40 due to the reduction in the number of open lanes on the Île aux Tourtes Bridge found themselves in delays along Highway 20.

The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Monday, when a Canadian National train struck a car on the track and then came to a halt between the Terrasse-Vaudreuil and Île Perrot stations.While police and emergency crews tended to the collision site, the train remained stationery for more than an hour, creating a traffic backlog. The Sûreté du Québec cleared the site shortly before 9 a.m.