R.R. Branstrom/Daily Press The undercarriage of a Toyota pickup truck is visible as the vehicle lies rolled over in the snow after hitting a train.

BRAMPTON — Two people where injured in a car-train accident in rural Delta County Thursday afternoon. A team of uniformed responders from various agencies carried a stretcher through the snow, away from railroad tracks and a red Toyota pickup truck that lay on its side with the top cut off. A voice spoke calmly and reassuringly to the injured woman: “You’re doing great.”

The incident that led to this scene began shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, when the passenger vehicle collided with a Canadian National train where its tracks crossed a lane in Delta County’s Brampton Township just off Highway M-35.

“A preliminary investigation indicates the pickup truck was attempting to cross the railroad tracks at a private crossing and failed to yield to an oncoming train, which resulted in the crash,” read a statement from the Michigan State Police.

Over the hour following the collision, responders worked to safely extract the driver and passenger from the truck, transport them to the hospital for medical attention and clear the scene.

Speaking with the Daily Press briefly on the frozen lane near the wreckage, Michigan State Police Sgt. Patrick Janisse said that the primary goal had been to remove the patients from the vehicle. The task was accomplished thanks to the Jaws of Life and collaboration of volunteers and various agencies.

Both subjects, adult females, sustained “serious injuries” and were taken to a hospital by Rampart EMS. Crew aboard the train were not harmed.

Among those assisting were Delta County Central Dispatch, U.P. Health System, Michigan State Police, Brampton Township Volunteer Fire Department / Auxiliary, Baldwin Township Fire and Rescue, Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department, City of Escanaba Public Safety Department, Cornell Volunteer Fire Department, Canadian National and Guardian Flight.