Brightline Accident – An accident near Pompano Beach that resulted in the death of at least one person and caused the derailment of a Brightline train is being investigated by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Between Northeast Third Street and Northeast Sixth Street, on Friday morning, BSO deputies blocked down the northbound lanes of North Dixie Highway.
Brightline train that was halted just south of the location of the crash; however, the authorities have not confirmed whether or not it was involved in the collision. Because of the incident, passengers using the Brightline rail into the Pompano Beach region can anticipate to have delays. Drivers have been urged to choose alternate routes to avoid the traffic.
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Authorities have stated that two persons have been killed after their SUV was hit by a high-speed commuter train in South Florida. This incident is the latest in a succession of mishaps that have afflicted Brightline since the company’s beginning more than five years ago. The collision occurred on Wednesday evening in Delray Beach, which is located to the south of West Palm Beach. The vehicle was reportedly on the tracks when it was struck by the northbound Brightline train, according to the statements made by witnesses to the police.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made an announcement that it will be forming a team to investigate the disaster from a safety perspective. Since Brightline, a privately operated passenger railroad in the state of Florida, first began operations in July 2017, traveling from West Palm Beach to Miami, there have been at least 88 deaths that have been linked to the company.
According to an ongoing investigation by the Associated Press that started in 2019, this railroad has the highest fatality rate among the nation’s more than 800 railways. This equates to one fatality for nearly every 32,000 miles (51,000 kilometers) that its trains traverse. The SunRail commuter service in central Florida has had an average of one fatality for every 117,000 miles (188,000 kilometers) since 2017, making it the U.S. railroad with the next-highest fatality rate among those that log at least 100,000 train miles (160,000 train kilometers) each year. This is the case among railroads in the United States that operate at least 100,000 train miles (160,000 train kilometers) annually.
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