V/line train derails in North Shore near Geelong, Melbourne train delays

A truck driver has died after a V/Line train collided with his vehicle, causing the carriage to derail in the process.

Emergency services raced to Geelong’s North Shore at 12:20pm on Monday after receiving reports of a collision between a truck and a train carriage.

The incident took place on the corner of North Shore Road and Station Street and paramedics, police and SES volunteers are now attending the scene.

Passengers were evacuated off of the train and Victoria police have said that the truck driver died as a result of the crash.

Coaches are currently replacing train services between Lara and Waurn Ponds. 

The train’s cabin windows were smashed in the collision and witnesses said that the cab of the truck appeared to have only been slightly damaged. 

Another witness said that they saw the train driver exit the scene unscathed. 

Corio resident, Wayne Duffin, told the Geelong Advertiser that heard a massive crash and saw a ‘big orange tarp’ near where the train had derailed.

‘There was a truck with an enormous piece of machinery on the back of it and that is all jammed up against the train,’ he said.

‘We’ve heard the train cleaned him up, the poor bugger. The whole train has been derailed.’

Victoria Police have said that the truck got struck on a level crossing before being hit by the train.

The truck driver, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

Ambulance Victoria confirmed that there were not treating anyone else involved in the crash. 

More to come.