Video shows Brightline train crash in North Miami

A witness video shows when a Brightline train crashed into a car on Friday in North Miami.

[davefuelling]

They need to stop saying the train hit the car, the car stopped illegally on the tracks and caused damage to the train.

[ricker]

PEOPLE DON'T STOP ON THE FREAKING TRACKS!

[orlandoracer]

Looks like someone was trying to claim insurance money by parking their car on the track

[michaelimbesi]

If only there was some way for the driver to know there was a train coming. Like something with big flashing lights, clanging bells, and red and white striped gates to keep people off the train tracks. Oh, wait….

[curtvote]

Trains have been around for over a hundred years and people still cant avoid getting hit by one.

[maddogcharm]

The headline reads as if the train derailed and crashed, when in reality it's just another idiot who left their car on the tracks. Maybe make the headlines less click-bait and a little more factual.

[matthewhanna]

I was super upset that my cousins told me that they walk the tri rail tracks “frequently” (there was a tri rail crash a few days ago), it seems like common sense down south has left everyone’s brains about rail safety (I live in Florida too)

[adamd]

Accident or low cost terrorist attack.

[nolantherailfan]

Don't blame brightline for these accidents. It's not there fault these people don't know how to drive.

[Pittsburghborn]

This is def insurance fraud. There is going to be a big amount of these cases if these companies don't put up more aggressive signal crossings to prevent such things

[johnjones]

If I was in a position of power in Florida, I would sign legislation to place traffic cameras at every railroad crossing, and if you cross when the barriers are down, driver's license revoked, no exceptions. This is ridiculous

[Ven]

The video capture would've been better if there wasn't a guy in the vehicle trying to mimic a train horn when there's already an actual train horn sound in the background.

[jonathanfriedel]

Just equip engines with modified cowcatcher.

[kristinayang]

We were on the train yesterday and it hit a car with two people in it, however we don’t see any reporting on it. It was at Oakland Park coming back from Miami to West Palm.

[ThunderTiger]

People with so little common sense should lose their drivers license immediately

[nolantherailfan]

I would heavily patrol any railroad crossings to make sure this doesn't happen

[chrisdeoni]

No footage of the car being left on the tracks. Of course.

[anon]

Well, someone is back on the waiting list for their car

[realtalk]

prolly a petty ex gf found out the bf was cheating, took his car and left it there.

[miamisands]

guess he couldn't pay lease no more..