ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A SunRail train rear-ended a car that was on railroad tracks Friday evening in Orange County's Pine Castle neighborhood, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said the crash was reported shortly before 8 p.m. near Nela and South Orange avenues.
The driver might have turned onto a side street and started driving southbound on the railroad tracks before the vehicle was rear-ended, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said.
The driver was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center under a trauma alert status, Montes said. The driver's injuries are serious but not life-threatening, she said.
The 97 people were aboard the train were uninjured, said Steve Olson, a Florida Department of Transportation spokesman.
It is unknown how the car ended up a quarter mile between crossings, Olson said.
FDOT said three trains were delayed between 30 and 150 minutes.
The crash remains under investigation.
No other details were given.
SunRail crash - Driver of a 2004 Chevy drove onto the tracks, north of the Sandlake Station and was rear-ended by a southbound train. Driver was transported to ORMC with serious injuries. 95 passengers on train not hurt. Troopers still investigating where he got on the tracks. pic.twitter.com/4Nk7PVX4Hp
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) January 19, 2019
#AutoAccident involving SunRail train and 1 vehicle. Crews on scene assessing 1 trauma alert patient from the vehicle. No injuries on the train. @RideSunRail operations on tracks are shut down at this time. Updates to follow.
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) January 19, 2019
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