An MBTA commuter rail train crashed into an empty car that was stopped on a railway crossing in Acton Thursday night, transit officials said.

The driver exited the vehicle just before the collision, which pushed the car about 300 feet and left it a mangled mess. No one was injured in the incident, according to Acton police.

The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. at a crossing near 117 Central St. near the Fitchburg line. Investigators believe that the car’s driver “drove around the gate and then exited prior to the train collision,” according to Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan.

“The crossing gates and warning system were functioning as intended, and the car drove around the closed gates,” Keolis, which runs the commuter rail, also said in a statement.

Sullivan said the driv

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