Train hits person in Miami: Suicide is suspected

A high speed train of the Brightline company ran over a person this Monday in Miami, causing his death.

“Brightline crash leaves one dead. Miami Police responded to NE 2 Ave and 36 St to investigate a train versus pedestrian accident. "Based on the investigation at the scene, it appears that an adult male may have been lying on the tracks prior to the train's arrival," the news site noted.Only in Dade.

Although the investigation is ongoing, it is suspected that it could have been a suicide. TheMiami-Dade Firefighters They responded to the scene, but could only certify the death of the pedestrian.

At the end of September, the Brightline high-speed trainbegan providing service between Miami and Orlando, on a trip that takes three hours.

This is the first private intercity passenger service to operate in the United States in a century, and the company's idea is that each year eight million people take advantage of this new option.

In July, a train accident occurred in Miami, when a Brightline traincrashed into a car that did not respect the safety barrier. The event took place near Midtown and was captured by people who recorded it with their cell phones from other cars.

In January 2022,two brothers were the fatal victims of a tragic accident that occurred in Aventura, Florida, when the car they were traveling in was hit by the Brightline train while they were trying to cross the railway line.