8 Injured In LA Fire Truck-Train Crash

LOS ANGELES, CA — Eight people suffered minor injuries Tuesday when a Los Angeles Fire Department engine responding to an emergency call collided with a Metro Blue Line train in downtown Los Angeles.

The collision, described as minor, was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Olive Street, according to LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.

All eight patients, ranging in age from 29 to 67 years old, were taken to a hospital to be checked out, Stewart said. None of those injured were firefighters.

The engine was responding to a medical call, with its emergency lights and siren deployed, Stewart said.

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