Brightline suspends service between Miami and Fort Lauderdale after crash with truck hauling cars

HOLLYWOOD — Brightline trains from Fort Lauderdale to Miami were not operating Wednesday night after a crash between one of the company’s trains and a truck hauling cars in Hollywood.

The crash happened on the tracks at Dixie Highway and Washington Street some time between 5 and 7 p.m., said Officer Christian Lata, a spokesperson for Hollywood Police.

The truck was hauling multiple empty cars when the train crashed into it on the tracks.

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No one was injured, Lata said.

A Brightline spokesperson said the truck was stopped on the tracks.

Additional information about the circumstances of the crash were not released Wednesday night.

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