Crime & Safety

1 Hospitalized In FL Brightline Train Crash

A driver tried to go around the gates and was struck in Lake Worth Beach. It's the third train crash in Palm Beach County in the last week.

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A driver tried to maneuver around the gates and was struck by a Brightline train in Lake Worth Beach on Wednesday morning. It's the third train crash in Palm Beach County in the last week.
A driver tried to maneuver around the gates and was struck by a Brightline train in Lake Worth Beach on Wednesday morning. It's the third train crash in Palm Beach County in the last week. (Paul Scicchitano/Patch)

LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL — A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a Brightline train in Lake Worth Beach on Wednesday morning, according to police.

The crash occurred near Railroad Avenue at approximately 6 a.m., authorities said.

The driver was trying to get around the gates when the train struck the car, a spokesperson from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Patch. The driver's condition is unknown.

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This is the third Brightline train crash in Palm Beach County in the past week. A person was killed in a crash Sunday, and no injuries occurred in another incident Tuesday in Delray Beach.

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