A driver was injured Saturday afternoon after a traffic collision with the Metro A Line in Central Long Beach, police say.
The crash occurred around 3:25 p.m. in the 1500 block of Long Beach Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department. When officers arrived to the area, they found the injured driver, who police identified as a woman.
The woman was transported by Long Beach fire personnel to a local hospital, where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to the LBPD. No other injuries were reported.
The details behind the collision are not clear at this time, however, images of the aftermath show a gray car that appears to jump over the curb that divides traffic and the Metro train tracks.
@LBFD resources responded to Long Beach Blvd. and 16th St for a traffic accident involving one car and a Metro Rail train. The driver of the car was transported by paramedics. There were no injuries reported on the train. Approximately 12 passengers were assisted off of the train pic.twitter.com/iZIZ9lhnvZ
— Long Beach Fire (@lbfirefighters) July 2, 2022
The investigation is ongoing.
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