Passenger train collides with fire truck, injuring 3 firefighters and 12 others in Florida
More than a dozen people, including three firefighters, were injured Saturday when a passenger train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck, officials said.
More than a dozen people, including three firefighters, were injured Saturday when a passenger train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck, officials said.
The collision occurred at around 10:45 a.m. near East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue in Delray Beach.
Three firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital in stable condition, Delray Beach Fire Rescue said in a statement on Facebook.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue transported 12 people from the train to the hospital with minor injuries.
Images posted on social media showed a mangled fire truck lying next to the train tracks. The cause of the collision remains under investigation, and the roadway where the crash occurred is closed.
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