FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ā Two people were seriously hurt when a Brightline train struck a car late Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, officials said.
The crash, which trapped the two people inside the car,Ā happened just before 9 p.m. along the tracks near Southwest Seventh Street and Southwest SecondĀ Avenue.
Rescue workers were able to pull the victims from the car andĀ took themĀ to Broward Health Medical Center. Their conditions were not disclosed.
Authorities are now investigating exactly what happened.
Paul Berube, who lives nearby,Ā didn't see the impact, but he saidĀ he sees too many close calls when drivers try to beat the gates as trains approach.
"I see people go around the gates a lot," BerubeĀ said.
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