A woman is dead after being involved in Brightline crash
A woman is dead after a Brightline train hit her Mercedes SUV, according to Miami-Dade police.
The crash happened at the intersection of West Dixie Highway and Ives Dairy Road near Aventura.
Officers responded to the railroad just before 3:30 p.m. Police say the train struck the woman’s vehicle as she attempted to cross the tracks. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other details were immediately available.
Brightline tweeted that some trains will be delayed.
A total of 34 people have been killed in accidents involving Brightline locomotives since operations began in January 2018, according to the Alliance for Safe Trains. Only five deaths have occurred in Miami-Dade County compared to 17 in Broward and 12 in Palm Beach.
This story will be updated with new information.
This story was originally published November 15, 2019 at 5:01 PM.
