AN  Irymple woman has had a lucky escape after her ute was hit by a train in Red Cliffs on Tuesday night.

Officers were called to the railway crossing on Calder Highway and Sunnycliffs Crescent at about 6.40pm after reports a freight train and a car had collided.

It is believed the driver of a Toyota Landcruiser traveling west over the railway crossing failed to stop before the north bound ...