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Brightline train runs into county bus in Hollywood, leaving three with minor injuries

Three people inside a Broward County Transit bus received minor injuries when a Brightline train clipped the back of their vehicle in downtown Hollywood, forcing authorities to shut down several streets on July 27, 2023.
Three people inside a Broward County Transit bus received minor injuries when a Brightline train clipped the back of their vehicle in downtown Hollywood, forcing authorities to shut down several streets on July 27, 2023. Miami Herald

Three people inside a Broward County Transit bus suffered minor injuries Thursday evening when a Brightline train clipped the back of their vehicle in downtown Hollywood.

The collision happened around 5:15 p.m. at Harrison Street and 21st Ave., Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman with Hollywood police, told the Miami Herald.

After two bus passengers and the driver were injured, they were treated and released at the crash site, Bettineschi said. No train passengers appeared to sustain any injuries.

The crash shut down several nearby streets that have since been reopened.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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