Firefighters Rescue Driver After Crash With Light Rail Train In Baltimore, Fire Union Says
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Firefighters rescued a driver Thursday after a crash with a Light Rail train in downtown Baltimore, the city firefighter's union said.
The union tweeted around 1:30 p.m. that firefighters were at the scene of a crash on the 100 block of South Howard Street, where a car appears to have been hit on the driver's side by a train. Responders extricated the trapped driver, who was then transported to an area hospital in stable condition, the union said.
There is no word on any injuries, or of there were any passengers on the train.
????LIGHT RAIL CRASH W/ RESCUE????
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) October 21, 2021
100 blk S Howard St 21201#DowntownWest @DowntownBalt@CouncilmanETC
Crash involving @mtamaryland Light Rail train & a car. #BMORESBravest extricating the trapped driver of the car. #BCFDEMS standing by to treat. Howard St blocked Lombard to Pratt. pic.twitter.com/vdF6A7Z5iI
This is a developing story and will be updated.