BRIGHTLINE TRAIN AND CAR COLLIDE.
BY: EMERGENCY RESPONSE DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATED at 8:30 p.m. — Details updating at end of post.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton Fire Rescue is on the scene of a train crash in the area of Dixie Highway and Camino Real. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. Saturday. Initial reports from sources connected to the rescue operation indicate at least one person is entrapped in a vehicle.
BocaNewsNow.com has learned that TraumaHawk was placed on standby to respond to the scene but was canceled around 7:05 p.m. Whether the cancellation is due to a lack of need of trauma transport by air, or a deceased individual, is unclear.
The tracks in that area are used by Brightline trains, although it was not immediately clear if the train in question was Brightline or another service. The location is just south of the Boca Raton Brightline station.
Expect major detours and delays in the area. We will update as soon as we receive information from Boca Raton Fire Rescue.
UPDATE: 7:15 p.m. — There are apparently at least two victims in the vehicle that collided wit the train, both conscious and alert. Developing.
UPDATE: 8:05 p.m. — Boca Raton Police confirm this is a Brightline Train traveling Northbound. One person was transported as a trauma patient to an area hospital. The scene remains active.
