THEPALMER/Getty Images(FLORIDA) The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after three people were killed in two separate vehicle-train collisions at the same high-speed rail crossing in Florida this week.
On Friday, two people were killed the driver and passenger after a Brightline train struck their Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck, Melbourne police said.
Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey told reporters at the scene that the vehicle tried to outrun the train.
The deadly collision came two days after a Brightline train struck a Honda Element SUV at the same crossing. The driver was killed and three others injured, police said.
Both vehicles were traveling west on WH Jackson Street, police said. The crashes remain under investigation.
The NTSB said Saturday it is sending a team to conduct a safety investigation into Friday s "fatal grade crossing crash." The investigation will include looking at the crash history, including Wednesday s incident, an NTSB sp
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(FLORIDA) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after three people were killed in two separate vehicle-train collisions at the same high-speed rail crossing in Florida this week. On Friday, two people were killed — the driver and passenger — after a Brightline train […]
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