Crime & Safety
Light Rail In Seattle Back To Normal After SUV Collision
An SUV drove into a light rail train Tuesday night, knocking the train off the tracks and breaking a hole in its side.
SEATTLE, WA - An accident between a Sound Transit light rail train and an SUV was causing transit and traffic delays near downtown Seattle Tuesday night.
According to reports, an SUV ignored a signal and drove into the side of a light rail train near the crossing at Holgate Street in the Sodo neighborhood. The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. There were reportedly no serious injuries among train passengers.
Nice hole in the side of the @SoundTransit train pic.twitter.com/5mPMvJ9l9M
— Stacey Hanson (@staceyhanson) February 22, 2017
A dedicated busway and light rail tracks cross Holgate between 6th and 4th Avenues, about two blocks south of the Stadium station. Light rail service was suspended temporarily due to the crash.
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Train service was interupted, with shuttle buses serving the Sodo and Stadium stations.
UPDATE: Collision on S Holgate St may involve Transit services including @kcmetrobus and @SoundTransit Expect delays & use alt routes/modes
— seattledot (@seattledot) February 22, 2017
Image via Seattle Department of Transportation
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