Brightline says a Delray Seashore Hearth-Rescue truck was at fault in a Saturday crash involving certainly one of its trains that injured not less than 15 individuals.
The high-speed rail operator posted a video on social media Saturday night displaying the moments main as much as the direct-impact crash.
“Video reveals gates down and truck touring west to east. The truck is within the improper lane, driving round automobiles which can be stopped on the lowered gate,” a Brightline spokesman mentioned in an e mail to the Solar Sentinel, with a hyperlink to the video.
From the Brightline Security and Safety Crew: Railroad security is a group vast effort. For everybody’s security, by no means drive round crossing gates when they’re down. pic.twitter.com/6TSeHHOuyq
An announcement attributed to the Brightline security and safety staff mentioned, “Railroad security is a community-wide effort. For everybody’s security, by no means drive round crossing gates when they’re down.”
Delray Seashore police are investigating the crash with the Nationwide Transportation Security Board. Ted White, a spokesman for Delray Seashore’s police and fire-rescue departments, declined to offer any new particulars or reply to Brightline’s assertion, saying the case continues to be underneath investigation.
Three firefighters and 12 prepare passengers had been hospitalized after a Brightline prepare crashed with a fireplace truck in crowded downtown Delray Seashore about 10:45 a.m. Saturday close to the intersection of East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, metropolis officers mentioned.
Two of the firefighters had been transported as trauma alerts in severe situation, in keeping with Delray Seashore Hearth Rescue Chief Ronald Martin, who had simply arrived on the scene of the crash from Delray Medical Middle, the place he had been visiting the firefighters. A 3rd firefighter was additionally transported.
The 2 taken in severe situation are actually secure however will “most definitely have extended admission on the hospital,” Martin mentioned.
Delray Seashore Police Site visitors Sgt. Matt Sarazeni, who’s investigating the crash, mentioned Saturday that each one firefighters had been aware on the hospital.
The Brightline passengers had been hospitalized with minor accidents. Palm Seashore County Hearth Rescue assisted Delray Seashore Hearth Rescue in taking individuals to the hospital.
That is the newest in a collection of accidents because the high-speed rail started operations in July 2017.
Greater than 100 individuals have died after being hit by trains — giving the railroad the worst loss of life charge within the nation. However most of these deaths have been both suicides, pedestrians who tried to run throughout the tracks forward of a prepare or drivers who went round crossing gates as an alternative of ready for a prepare to go. Brightline has not been discovered to be at fault in these deaths.
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
Officers are investigating a prepare crash with a fireplace truck in crowded downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday, Dec. 28 2024. (Shira Moolten/Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
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A Brightline prepare collided with a fireplace truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Seashore on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Solar Sentinel)
