TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Several people were injured after a train collided with a truck on Monday in the city of Nemuro in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido, local media reported.

Wind turbines are seen in the Ishikari Bay New Port Area, industrial hub of the Sapporo region in Japan's northern Hokkaido prefecture, March 17, 2023. (Photo: Xinhua)

Hokkaido Shimbun reported that the accident occurred at a railway crossing in the city. The truck driver was seriously injured, and multiple passengers on the train suffered minor injuries.

The train was a single-car train bound for Nemuro from Kushiro, with 18 passengers and crew on board at the time, the report said.