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A Brightline train collided with a pickup truck Monday evening in Boca Raton, killing the truck’s driver and shutting down SW 18th Street.
According to the Boca Raton Police Department, the crash was reported at 5:37 p.m., shutting down all eastbound and westbound lanes of SW 18th Street at the tracks just west of Dixie Highway.
“I heard a loud train honk, then a crack and a little shift to the side,” said a CBS12 News staff member who was on board at the time of the crash.
Police say the southbound lanes of Dixie Highway are also closed at SE 14th Street.
The identity of the driver and nature of the crash are unknown at this time.
Officers are urging motorists to seek an alternate route.
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Source: cbs12
