Firetruck drove around rail crossing arms after waiting for earlier train to pass, according to person briefed on details

Summary

A Brightline high-speed train collided with a firetruck in downtown Delray Beach, Florida, injuring 15 people, including three firefighters.

The firetruck reportedly drove around lowered crossing arms after waiting for a freight train to pass.

The crash, which severely damaged both the train and firetruck, is under investigation by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Brightline trains, known for having the nation’s highest death rate since launching in 2017, have faced scrutiny over safety.

The incident adds to growing concerns about railroad safety following other recent accidents nationwide.

  • mindbleach
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    8 days ago

    Brightline trains, known for having the nation’s highest death rate since launching in 2017, have faced scrutiny over safety.

    It’s not the fucking trains. Delray drivers are an even blend of people so old they could be in congress, overly-cautious Canadians with no sense of direction, pristine 1980s Toyotas that obey every law because they don’t have insurance, and New Yorkers who view driving as ritual combat. Even the fucking fire department can’t be trusted to obey a moving barrier. Pedestrians, too, keep walking on the damn tracks, only to be caught off-guard by eighty tons of loud metal moving a straight line.