1 Killed, 2 Injured In Baltimore Light Rail Crash, Officials Say

BALTIMORE, MD — Officials said a woman died and two others were injured in a light rail crash Thursday morning downtown. Two light rail trains and a car were involved.

Multiple people were trapped when crews arrived at the crash on North Howard at Mulberry streets, the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 reported at 7:45 a.m., saying its crews were using special rescue tools to free them from the wreck.

"They were wedged in between the two light rails," Blair Adams, spokeswoman for the Baltimore Fire Department, said of the victims, at a news conference broadcast by WBFF.

The relationship among the victims was unclear, Adams said, and the investigation into the crash was ongoing.

The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene, while a 7-year-old and 30-year-old man were hospitalized with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, the Baltimore Fire Department reported before 9:15 a.m.

Rail traffic and vehicular traffic were stopped on North Howard Street after the crash, fire officials said.

Howard Street was closed between Saratoga and Franklin, while Mulberry was shut down from Park Avenue to Eutaw Street.

By 1:40 p.m., authorities said emergency crews were clearing, and access to the area around Mulberry and Howard streets, including the Saratoga garage, had reopened.

Light rail traffic was temporarily suspended, with shuttle buses will taking passengers to stops between the North Avenue and Patapsco stations.

#BCFD is on scene N. Howard & W. Mulberry St for a fatal accident involving a car & @mtamaryland An adult woman was pronounced dead at the scene & a 7-year-old & a 30-year man taken to the hospital w/ non life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/ZTtrLH0abf
— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) August 20, 2020