Four Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees, including top brass, have been placed on administrative leave with pay after a Brightline train smashed into a fire truck last Saturday. Assistant Chief Kevin Green,

The fire chief in Delray Beach has pledged that the collision between one of the city’s fire trucks and a Brightline passenger train will be “a moment from which we will learn and grow.” In a post today (Dec.

As of Monday, three Delray Beach firefighters remained in stable condition at a hospital. From the Brightline Safety and Security Team: Railroad safety is a community wide effort. For everyone’s safety, never drive around crossing gates when they are down. pic.twitter.com/6TSeHHOuyq

Three firefighters and 12 train passengers were hospitalized after a Brightline train crashed with a fire truck in crowded downtown Delray Beach late Saturday morning.

Fifteen people were injured Saturday morning when a Brightline train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck.

The crash happened at about 10:45 a.m. between a Brightline train and a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck near East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, according to Gina Carter, Delray Beach spokeswoman. Debris from the crash scattered across the tracks and nearby roadways.

A Brightline train struck a firetruck in Delray Beach, hospitalizing 3 firefighters, according to local reports

The crossing gates were lowered and the fire truck was straddling the tracks when the high-speed train approached, a video of the collision shows.

Four firefighters from Delray Beach Fire Rescue were placed on administrative leave following a crash with a Brightline train.=