15 people have been injured following an incident involving a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck and a Brightline train Saturday morning.
“I was on a call with a friend of mine and the next thing you know I heard the crash,” said Delray Beach resident Alek Dunn who lives across the street from where it happened. “I saw the train deploy its emergency brakes and slow down.”
WPTV According to Delray Beach Fire Rescue, at around 10:45 a.m. an aerial apparatus ladder firetruck was crossing the FEC tracks near the intersection of SE 1st Street when it was struck by a Brightline train.
Video released by Brightline from on board the train shows the moment just before the train collided with the fire truck. In the video you can see the gates are down.
Brightline posted a statement to their X account along with the video. It reads, “railroad safety is a community wide effort. For everyone’s safety, never drive around crossing gates when they are down.”
According to Matt Saraceni, Sergeant of the Delray Beach Police Traffic Homicide Unit, three firefighters were hospitalized with injuries. Two of the firefighters were transported as trauma alerts to Delray Beach Medical Center and all are in stable condition.