{"id":183671,"date":"2026-03-09T01:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183671\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T01:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:53:08","slug":"brightline-train-strikes-pedestrian-on-north-andrews-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183671\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightline train strikes pedestrian on North Andrews Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A southbound Brightline train passes a northbound Brightline train stopped on the tracks after it collided with a vehicle near the 14100 block of Biscayne Boulevard in Miami on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. One pedestrian was killed on Sunday, March 8, 2026, after being hit by a Brightline train. <\/p>\n

David Santiago<\/p>\n

dsantiago@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday by a Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale, police said.<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale police officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to the 700 block of North Andrews Avenue for a \u201cBrightline train versus pedestrian incident,\u201d department spokesperson Casey Liening said.<\/p>\n

Officers found a dead adult, who was not identified by police, when they arrived.<\/p>\n

The train is running, and vehicle traffic is not affected, Liening said. Officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the person\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

More than 200 people have been struck and killed since Brightline began test runs in 2017, according to a Miami Herald\/WLRN investigation.<\/a> The vast majority were on foot.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s death is the 72nd Brightline fatality in Broward County, and the fourth in Broward this year. A spokesperson for Brightline did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.<\/p>\n


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