- A man was taken to the hospital with a broken arm after being hit by a Brightline train in Wilton Manors, Florida
- The incident is the fourth in just over a month – two of the incidents were fatal
- The train runs from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach and opened for service January 13
- When complete, the train will link Miami and Orlando by rail
A sixth person has been hit by a new high-speed train that began providing service last month in Florida.
A man was taken to a Fort Lauderdale hospital Thursday night. Police say the man appears to have suffered a broken arm when a Brightline train hit him in Wilton Manors. Authorities didn’t immediately say how the man was hit, and he remains unidentified.
A man riding a bicycle around the crossing gate was killed by a Brightline train on Jan. 17, and a woman who ducked under the gate was killed a week earlier. Another pedestrian survived being hit by the train last month.
Since it opened less than a month ago on January 13, four incidents have been reported with Florida’s Brightline train, two of them fatal
In each incident, Brightline has said its safety precautions were not to blame, according to the Miami Herald.
On the currently open section of the Brightline, trains can reach speeds of 79 miles per hour.
This screen grab shows the moments before a cyclist was fatally struck by a Brightline train in Boynton Beach, Florida last month
The Brightline train opened on January 13 with a connection between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. When complete, it will link together Miami and Orlando. There’s also a plan in place to eventually extend service northward to Jacksonville.
Brightline has put out multiple statements urging people not to race the train.
The Brightline trains are capable of reaching top speeds of 79 miles per hour