UPDATE at 4:30 p.m. CST on Nov. 22, 2024: The City of Oconomowoc’s Police Department has released a more concrete timeline and details of the train accident involving at least two other vehicles on Friday afternoon.
Authorities say that the incident was reported around 12:54 p.m. CST. Initial reports indicated a vehicle was hit by a train, drawing a response from Oconomowoc Police, the Western Lakes Fire Department and regional EMS teams. A driver was injured, removed from the vehicle and taken to a hospital. Their current condition remains unknown.
Two other vehicles were damaged as a result of this collision, but no one else was injured. It was a Canadian Pacific freight train and no one aboard the train was hurt in the crash. However, authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash and the circumstances around it.
UPDATE at 2:55pm CST on November 22, 2024: Western Lakes Fire District confirms that the accident scene is now cleared. Oconomowoc Police and the Wisconsin State Patrol have taken over the investigation.
UPDATE at 2:45 p.m. CST on November 22, 2024: Authorities confirmed that one person was extricated from one of the involved vehicles. They have since been transported to an area trauma center for evaluation and treatment. No further details on that person’s current condition have been revealed.
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — A train accident involving several vehicles has drawn a widescale response from area fire, police and EMS crews at the train tracks near S Main St & W 2nd St in Oconomowoc, the Western Lakes Fire District confirmed.
Specific details are unclear as the situation remains ongoing, but commuters are urged to avoid the area while emergency crews are active there. It’s being referred to as a “multi-vehicle train accident.”
This is a developing news story. An update and/or follow-up may be issued as further details are confirmed.
