The train struck the car near the crossing at Miner Lane at 7:42 a.m. Wednesday.
A LifeStar helicopter has been called to the scene, and reportly moved a child to a local hospital. Reports said that no passengers were injured.
NBC 30 News reported that there were approximately 130 passengers on the train at the time of the collision.
The train was traveling from Boston to New York, and then on to Washington.
Amtrak officials said that alternative transportation is being arranged for those on the train.
An Amtrak spokesperson, told NBC 30 News that preliminary reports indicate that the car may have driven around the roadway gates.
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WATERFORD (AP) -- Two people, an adult and a child, have been killed in a collision between an Amtrak Acela train and a car in Waterford.
The crash, just before eight this morning at the Miner Lane crossing, has caused major delays in the rail service between Boston and Washington. The accident on the southbound tracks about two and a-half miles from New London along the Connecticut shoreline.
None of the 130 passengers on the train was injured. Waterford First Selectman Paul Eccard says one adult and a child in the car were killed. A second child was taken by helicopter to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries.
It's not clear if the gates at the crossing were down at the time of the accident. The Acela is Amtrak's high-speed express train, and operates between Boston and Washington.
The rail line was shut down in the area while police and Amtrak officials investigate the crash. A spokeswoman says Amtrak expects significant delays between Boston and New York for most of the day.