The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is presently in Melbourne to further investigate a major train incident that occurred on Friday. They stated that they will be collecting evidence and documenting the area for several days. According to the Melbourne Police Department, a Brightline train was involved in a tragic…
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department was called to the scene of a fatal railroad accident on Thursday afternoon, WKMG reports. The incident happened near the 2000 block of NE 19th Avenue in northeast Ocala, where officers arrived at the scene at about 12:30 p.m. Police said a man…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A railroad accident along the tracks in Sumter County early Tuesday morning left a woman dead, WKMG reported. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident happened on County Road 475 at County Road 470 near Lake Panasoffkee at about 2:30 a.m. State troopers said a…
DADE CITY, FL – Pasco Fire Rescue tweeted that it was at the scene of a collision between a train and a vehicle in Dade City on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at Old Lakeland Highway at Melrose Avenue, and was reported by firefighters shortly before 1 p.m. Rescue crews…
A 21-year-old woman died Tuesday when her car was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. at the railroad crossing at Northwest Sixth Street and Dixie Highway. On Wednesday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office identified her body. She had driven her…
One person is dead after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Auburndale Monday evening. A 44-year-old man died in the accident that occurred on Stadium Road near Bennett Street. According to witnesses, the arms were down and the lights were flashing at the tracks. Cars were apparently stopped on…
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, one person is dead after being struck by a train Tuesday. The driver of an Amtrak travelling northbound saw the person lying on the tracks, blew the whistle and tried to stop but could not avoid the collision, according to an Osceola County…
An Amtrak train struck a car stopped on railroad tracks on the Westside of Jacksonville Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. State troopers said a 55-year-old woman was heading east on Timuquana Road on the Westside when the car became disabled on the tracks at the intersection of…