2 killed in Florida when train hits car going around crossing gate

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Two people were killed Thursday when their car collided with a high-speed commuter train in South Florida as the driver tried to make it around the crossing gate, authorities said.

reported. In the video, the Toyota can be seen waiting behind the crossing gates before the driver attempted to drive around them, according to the television station. The car paused on the tracks before it was struck by the Brightline train, which was filled with commuters.reported. The car was mangled on the other side of the tracks, the newspaper reported.

Police are not releasing the names of the victims until next of kin has been notified, Bentolila said. “It’s amazing how it ended up over there. It must have been some force because the train you can see is down the tracks a little bit, and the car is here, closer towards the lights,” Steve Samansky, a driver in the area, toldthat people trying to beat the trains is a regular occurrence.

“The gates will come down and guys will go right through them and go about their business,” Hayes said. “This was a tragic event and the direct result of an individual driving around the gates which were down, flashing and bells ringing, signaling an approaching train,” Brightline officials said in a statement.

 

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