One injured after light rail train collides with vehicle in downtown Baltimore

An MTA light rail train collided with a vehicle in downtown Baltimore on Friday night, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

MTA officials say the accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at Howard and Lexington Streets, where one person in a personal vehicle was injured and transported to Shock Trauma.

The crash suspended service between North Avenue and Camden Station. The shuttle bus was implemented while the victim's vehicle was being removed. 

Service has since been restored.

The cause of the crash has not yet been revealed.

Previous MTA light rail crash

In 2024, an MTA light rail operator was sentenced to 18 months in jail for a crash that resulted in the death of a Baltimore high school student.

Lamar Patterson was the victim of the incident. He was a highly recruited football player at St. Frances Academy.

Patterson was killed in February 2022 after the light rail train struck his car at the intersection of Maple Road West and Camp Meade Road in Lithicum.

An investigation revealed that Tavon Smith, the operator of the train, failed to stop for the mandated 30 seconds and instead stopped for three seconds at the Lithicum Station. Moments later, the crash occurred.