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05-31-2019, 12:58 PM
(05-31-2019, 12:55 PM)JCnb Wrote: Oh no! Is this the first time there has been an accident? 
05-31-2019, 01:06 PM
Ah, so that's why the train is stuck at City Hall!
05-31-2019, 01:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2019, 01:06 PM by trainspotter139.)
(05-31-2019, 12:58 PM)ac3r Wrote:(05-31-2019, 12:55 PM)JCnb Wrote: Oh no! First time there has been a real collision. 
05-31-2019, 01:06 PM
Apparently, yes. The article now includes "It's the first time that a vehicle has crashed into an LRT vehicle, which are still in testing."
05-31-2019, 01:09 PM
Based on the picture, that looks like Duke and Water (article says Duke and Young). I went through that intersection around 12:20 so it must have happened after that. Hope everyone is alright.
05-31-2019, 01:12 PM
The driver was most likely not paying attention or tried to beat the train to make her turn. Luckily the damage does not seem severe to the train nor to the vehicle involved, so I'd gather the injuries aren't bad.
05-31-2019, 01:18 PM
"It's not yet clear what caused the crash."
I'm going to go with "dumbass driver crossing the path of the train" given the car was t-boned. 
05-31-2019, 01:23 PM
The big 'NO TURN, TRAIN' lights would have ben on as well. Definitely van-driver error.
05-31-2019, 01:38 PM
The Record article says the train driver was not at fault, so that supports that the van driver turned right through a lit no right turn sign.
05-31-2019, 01:53 PM
05-31-2019, 02:05 PM
I was parked a block away and had the train pass me. Then it was sirens and emergency vehicles everywhere! I turned the emt scanner on and they had called for 4 ambulances, there were at least two emt supervisors on scene already
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