A man is dead after being hit by a Brightline train in Delray Beach, according to police.
A man died after being hit by a Brightline train Sunday in Delray Beach, according to police.
The crash happened at 12:47 p.m. on the northbound tracks, about 100 feet south of the Southeast Fourth Street crossing, Delray Beach police confirmed.
The pedestrian died immediately from the impact, police said.
The private rail line, which debuted in South Florida in early January, has now been involved in five fatalities and two non-fatal accidents since it began testing the train in 2017.
In the previous incidents, a pedestrian or bicyclist has either attempted to cross the train tracks when a train was approaching or stood on the tracks, police said. The most recent case before Sunday’s came on Jan. 19, when a man was injured crossing the tracks in Fort Lauderdale.
The train has not yet begun service in Miami-Dade, but track work and signal testing is underway.
