Major delays on Tri-Rail after ‘track incident’ in Oakland Park

FORT LAUDERDALE — Tri-Rail trains were experiencing major delays in Fort Lauderdale early Tuesday due to a “track incident,” the company said in a tweet.

“A bus bridge between the Cypress Creek and Fort Lauderdale stations is being coordinated,” Tri-Rail said.

It did not elaborate, but tweeted that more information would be forthcoming. Media outlets are reporting the “track incident” involves a pedestrian struck by a Tri-Rail train.

The incident took place prior to 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 4900 block of Powerline Road, just south of Commercial Boulevard, in Oakland Park.