Broward County

A train has struck a vehicle in Hollywood. Cops have shut down the road to investigate

What we know: A train struck a vehicle in Hollywood early Tuesday afternoon, according to police. The vehicle was hit by a freight train, Total Traffic Miami reports.

Where did it happen: The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Pembroke Road and Dixie Highway shortly before 1 p.m., according to the Florida Department of Transportation Live Camera database.

What this means for you: Hollywood police have shut down all lanes in the area. Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes.

This bulletin will be updated once more information becomes available.

This story was originally published February 25, 2020 at 2:24 PM.

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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