FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews transported the driver of a pickup truck to the hospital after he collided with a Tri-Rail train in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene of the crash at Northwest Sixth Street and the CSX tracks west of Interstate 95, Thursday morning.
7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the driver’s pickup truck was seen damaged due to the collision.
Paramedics took the driver to the hospital with serious injuries but is expected to be OK.
According to a witness, the driver was caught in traffic and stuck on the track. He then made one attempt to reverse but was unable to do so.
“They said a guy got out and then got back in, and that’s when the train came and hit him and knocked him over here,” said the witness, “but he got out. He’s good. It was just one person.”
The driver had one cut on his forehead.
Police shut down Northwest Sixth Street while they investigated. The roadway has since reopened to traffic.
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