NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (NEWSnet/AP) — An Amtrak train, headed for Chicago with 200 passengers, derailed after striking an unoccupied vehicle and a tow truck in Michigan, authorities said Friday.

The train derailed, but remained upright.

The engineer and about 10 passengers had non-life-threatening injuries and were treated by local ambulance services, Berrien County sheriff’s office said.

The crash occurred Thursday evening near New Buffalo in Michigan’s southwestern corner, about 70 miles east of Chicago.

The vehicle was stuck on the tracks and was being removed using a tow truck when the train struck both, the sheriff  said. Two or three people at the scene dashed for safety.

“With the lights, they could tell the train was coming. They got out of the way,” Undersheriff Chuck Heit told The Associated Press. “We were very fortunate — blessed — to not have more severe injuries or a fatality.”

The train’s engineer had no warning that a vehicle was on the tracks because no one contacted Amtrak, railroad spokesman Marc Magliari said.

“There are large blue signs at that crossing that have a phone number,” he said.

Passengers were taken to New Buffalo High School. Some were picked up by family and friends while others continued their trip to Chicago on buses arranged by Amtrak, the sheriff’s office said.

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