Train hits woman driving on railway tracks

A woman escaped unscathed after a train hit her car while she was driving on railway tracks at Port Chalmers near Dunedin early this morning.

The woman is believed to be a 35-year-old from Dunedin.

No charges have yet been laid after the crash reported at 1.18am today, a Dunedin police spokesman told NZPA.

"There was major damage to the vehicle but the female driving the car was not injured.

"Alcohol was a factor and she was processed for drink-driving."

- NZPA