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At least one person was hospitalized after a car collided with a train,
then crashed into a King Taco in East Los Angeles on Friday morning.
“Earlier this morning at 9:50 a.m. in East Los Angeles, a car made a
left turn on Ford Boulevard in front of a Metro E Line train traveling
east on 3rd Street,” read a statement from Metro, adding that no one on
the train was injured. “The driver of the vehicle was transported to a
local hospital, and Metro extends its best wishes for a speedy recovery.”
The L.A. County Fire Department told KTLA that crews responded to the
call just before 10 a.m. on the corner of Ford Boulevard and East 3rd
Street.
Sky5 flew to the scene and was overhead when paramedics loaded one
patient, presumably the driver, into an ambulance. Their condition was
not immediately known.
Details are limited, but KTLA’s Mike Case said it looked like a Metro
train “centerpunched” a black SUV and pushed it through yellow pole barriers, into the restaurant and knocked down the King Taco sign.
“We couldn’t believe what we were seeing here,” reported Case.
Footage of the aftermath showed the damaged black SUV, the fallen King
Taco sign and a stalled Metro train, with passengers and onlookers
peeking out at the wreckage.
After telling travelers to expect delays, Metro said E Line trains
started single-tracking through the area while the accident
investigation continues, adding that up-to-date service information can
be found at alerts.metro.net.
“Metro reminds all drivers to be rail safe, pay attention to crossing
gates and warning signs and always look both ways before crossing the tracks,” the statement noted.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/car-collides-with-train-crashes-into-king-taco-in-east-los-angeles/
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