GRAND RAPIDS -- A woman who was struck by a train on the city's near Northwest Side today suffered a serious foot injury, but is expected to survive, police said.

The accident happened about 2:46 p.m. on the tracks near Winter Avenue and Lake Michigan Drive NW, near the downtown YMCA and the northern edge of Grand Valley State University's DeVos Center.

Police said the victim, a 50-year-old YMCA employee who was leaving work, has apparently had her foot severed in the collision. She was conscious and talking when they arrived.

It wasn't clear why she didn't move to avoid the slow-moving train, which is believed to be going between 8 mph and 10 mph at the time of impact, police said.

Authorities were seeking video from the YMCA to see if that showed the accident taking place.

Woman hit by train in Grand Rapids

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