Man dead after car crashes into Brightline train in Palm Beach Gardens

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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Man dead after car crashes into Brightline train in Palm Beach Gardens

This is the second fatal crash involving a vehicle and a Brightline train in northern Palm Beach County this month.

PALM BEACH GARDENS — A man is dead after a car crashed into a Brightline train Monday afternoon at Burns Road and Alternate A1A in Palm Beach Gardens, police said.

Investigators did not immediately identify the man or the type of vehicle he was driving. The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle, police said. They said they notified his relatives.

The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection on the FEC railroad tracks just south of PGA Boulevard. Details of the crash were not immediately available.

This is the second crash involving a Brightline train and a vehicle in northern Palm Beach County this month. A 68-year-old North Palm Beach man died Aug. 8 in a crash where the FEC tracks intersect Northlake Boulevard, about 2 miles southeast.

More than 30 pedestrian and driver deaths involving Brightline trains have occurred in Palm Beach County since the rail line began operating between Miami and West Palm Beach in 2018. Brightline's service now includes travel to and from Orlando International Airport, after the company expanded its route last September.

The FEC lanes are located near the Intracoastal Waterway and cross several east-west routes between Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. They have few natural barriers preventing pedestrians from using them.

Railroads and local and state governments have spent millions of dollars on programs to warn people to stay off the tracks and watch for oncoming trains, including installing signs and electric signals at grade crossings.

Maya Washburn covers northern Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida-Network. Reach her at [email protected]. Support local journalism: Subscribe today.

This is the second fatal crash involving a vehicle and a Brightline train in northern Palm Beach County this month.

Lina Portman

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