Blog Category - Train Accidents

Oct

Another Brightline Crash Involving Lowered Crossing Gates

Headlines in South Florida are abuzz as yet another Brightline crash occurred in the final days of 2024. As with most accidents involving the Brightline train, initial reports claim the driver was trying to cross the tracks after the crossing gates lowered. In this incident, the...

Oct

Brightline Fatality: Another Tragic Incident in Palm Beach County

Another Brightline fatality occurred recently in Palm Beach County when a 69-year-old man tragically lost his life. The incident happened at an intersection on Northlake Boulevard in Lake Park. Despite the flashing lights signaling that a Brightline train was approaching, the man...

Oct

Brightline Train Accidents: Surge in Melbourne

Melbourne recently witnessed a distressing series of events, with two consecutive Brightline train accidents within just two days. The two accidents resulted in three fatalities altogether. The National Transportation Safety Board is taking action, dispatching a team to investiga...

Oct

Brightline Train Accident Fatality Mars Inaugural Miami-Orlando Run

Marring the first day of its inaugural run from Miami to Orlando, a southbound Brightline train struck and killed a pedestrian in Delray Beach. This occurred around 6:15 on September 22nd, just minutes before the first northbound Miami to Orlando train left the Miami Brightline s...

Oct

Florida Train Accident: Tragedy in Plant City

A deadly train accident occurred in Plant City in central Florida near Tampa late last week, claiming six lives, including children, and leaving one other victim in critical condition. An SUV, approaching an intersection equipped with both a stop sign and a railroad crossing sign...

Oct

Brightline Accident Kills Two in Delray Beach

The checkered history of the Brightline high speed rail line added yet another tragic chapter to its long string of deaths recently when two people in Delray Beach were killed when their car was struck by a train. A report from CBS Miami on the incident reported that the car was...

Oct

Semi-Truck Drives Through Warning Gate and Straight Into Train

An accident between a semi-truck and a train in rural Hendry County in central Florida occurred early on a recent Monday morning and resulted not only in the death of the truck driver but also in the closure of a major road in both directions. According to a report from a local m...

Oct

Brightline Trains Kill Several Pedestrians

Only Weeks After Re-Opening from its COVID Closure After more than 19 months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and supposedly taking that time to attempt to revamp some of the safety measures that were resulting in the railroad’s industry-worst death rate, Brightline t...

Oct

Florida Train Accidents on the Rise

A SunRail commuter train in Winter Park outside of Orlando recently hit a bicyclist, injuring him in the process. According to an Orlando Sentinel article regarding the incident, the bicyclist, who was reported to be male and in his 60’s, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatm...

Oct

Recent Railroad Accidents Raise Questions Regarding the Safety of Brightline Trains in South Florida

A series of passenger railroad accidents in South Florida is causing many to question the safety of the new Brightline high-speed passenger rail that recently began service between Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on January 13th with plans to eventually extend the high speed t...