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A woman escaped her car just before it was struck by an Amtrak train in Chester on Tuesday evening.

Her 2015 Ford Taurus was hit shortly after 6 p.m. near the 3800 block of Curtis Street, pushing the car about 200 yards, said Chesterfield County police Sgt. David Sawyer.

The woman suffered minor injuries. There were no other injuries reported; the train was not damaged.

The driver lost her bearings when trying to make a turn and accidentally turned onto the tracks, at which point her car became stuck as the train was approaching, police said.

The crossing has arm gates, but the woman drove onto the tracks before the arms were lowered, the sergeant said.

He said there were no charges placed in the immediate aftermath, though the incident is under investigation. Other vehicles have been stuck near that spot in the past, he said.