A deadly crash impacted light rail service in Folsom on Thursday, according to the police department and Sacramento Regional Transit.The crash happened just before 3 p.m. near the Iron Point Station.SacRT said a vehicle struck the ramp at the station and overturned onto the tracks. The agency said the crash was blocking the tracks between the Sunrise and Historic Folsom stations, though SacRT was not involved in the collision. Folsom police said a pedestrian was killed in the crash, and one other person was taken to a hospital. Once the crash was cleared, SacRT said its crews would inspect the tracks for damage before service resumed. A bus bridge was in place along the impacted route.SacRT said regular service resumed around 8 p.m.Footage from the crash scene showed a sedan sitting on the tracks at an angle, with the rear of the vehicle resting on a handrail, and the front end on the tracks. LiveCopter 3 footage also showed damage in the station parking lot, indicating the vehicle traveled through there before violently crashing. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
FOLSOM, Calif. —
A deadly crash impacted light rail service in Folsom on Thursday, according to the police department and Sacramento Regional Transit.
The crash happened just before 3 p.m. near the Iron Point Station.
SacRT said a vehicle struck the ramp at the station and overturned onto the tracks. The agency said the crash was blocking the tracks between the Sunrise and Historic Folsom stations, though SacRT was not involved in the collision.
Folsom police said a pedestrian was killed in the crash, and one other person was taken to a hospital.
Once the crash was cleared, SacRT said its crews would inspect the tracks for damage before service resumed. A bus bridge was in place along the impacted route.
SacRT said regular service resumed around 8 p.m.
Footage from the crash scene showed a sedan sitting on the tracks at an angle, with the rear of the vehicle resting on a handrail, and the front end on the tracks. LiveCopter 3 footage also showed damage in the station parking lot, indicating the vehicle traveled through there before violently crashing.
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