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Trauma alert after Brightline train crashes into front-end loader in Melbourne

Crash happened along East NASA Boulevard around 4:04 p.m.

Scene of a Brightline crash in Melbourne on Nov. 15, 2024 (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A Brightline train crashed into a front-end loader on Friday afternoon in Melbourne, resulting in a trauma alert, according to the police department.

Police said the crash happened at a crossing near East NASA Boulevard and Hickory Street around 4:04 p.m.

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According to investigators, a male on the front-end loader was struck by the train, and he was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert following the collision.

Scene of a Brightline crash in Melbourne on Nov. 15, 2024 (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

However, police explained that the operator’s injuries “are not expected to be life-threatening.”

No additional information has been provided at this time.

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