KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A driver of a car is in critical condition after the vehicle was struck by a train in Kissimmee on Monday morning, according to officials.
- Driver's identity has not been released
- FDOT: 2 northbound SunRail trains were canceled
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Kissimmee Police are investigating after a CSX train hit a car at the intersection of Clyde and Penfield Ave. Driver taken to hospital, police say they are in stable condition @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/1yuscFW3GV
— Rachael Krause (@RKrause_News) February 17, 2020
The intersection of West Penfield Street and South Clyde Avenue, including Beaumont Avenue, and the train tracks that cross those roads were closed for several hours, but are now back open.
TRAIN HITS CAR: Clyde Ave at Penfield St is blocked, along with the Beaumont Ave railroad crossing in #Kissimmee. #News13Osceola pic.twitter.com/PRbXrYyTDu
— Real Time Traffic 🚦 Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13Traffic) February 17, 2020
A car stopped at the train tracks was hit by a CSX train en route, said Samantha Scarp, a spokeswoman for the Kissimmee Police Department.
By just after 9 a.m., the train had been cleared and the car moved away.
Kissimmee Police are taking down caution tape and the train that struck a car around 3 this morning is now being moved out of the Beaumont Ave area @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/UWnI2JNJYn
— Rachael Krause (@RKrause_News) February 17, 2020
The driver of the car, whose identification hasn't been released, was in critical condition at Osceola Regional Medical Center.
Two train employees were not injured, Scarp said.
A gruesome picture out here in Kissimmee this morning after a CSX train hit a car. All train routes and Sunrail routes are suspended while police are here investigating @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/soBOtky66V
— Rachael Krause (@RKrause_News) February 17, 2020
Steve Olson of the Florida Department of Transportation said in a news release that two northbound SunRail trains coming from Poinciana had been canceled due to the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
All northbound trains currently departing out of Kissimmee station due to police assistance near the tracks between Poinciana and Kissimmee stations. A bus bridge is being implemented between these stations. Train P304 NB is cancelled and P313 SB is delayed 20 mins.
— SunRail (@RideSunRail) February 17, 2020
