15 Injured in Florida When Train Collides With Fire Truck

15 Injured in Florida When Train Collides With Fire Truck
A damaged fire truck is on its side after colliding with a train in downtown Delray Beach, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured in Florida on Saturday when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail crossing arms and into the path of a high-speed passenger train, according to video of the incident.

The crash happened at 10:45 a.m. in crowded downtown Delray Beach. In the aftermath the Brightline train was stopped on the tracks, its front destroyed, about a block away from the Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck. Its ladder was ripped off and in the grass several yards away, The Sun-Sentinel reported.