Man dies after collision with Brightline train while driving scooter in Broward

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A man died after a collision with a Brightline train while driving a scooter on Thursday afternoon in Broward County.

According to Claudinne Caro, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, dispatch learned of the crash at East Copans Road and North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach shortly after 12:45 p.m.

“BSO district deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded,” Caro wrote in a statement. “On scene, deputies learned a crash occurred between a Brightline train and the driver of a scooter.”

Fire rescue personnel reported taking the scooter rider to Broward Health North as a “trauma alert.”…

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