Man on scooter dead after a brightline train hits him, officials say

An investigation is underway in Pompano Beach after officials said a man riding a scooter was hit and killed by a Brightline train.

The incident took place along Copans Road on Thursday afternoon.

Fire officials in Pompano Beach said that no injuries were reported to any of the passengers on board the train, but the man riding the scooter was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. 

On surveillance video, you can hear the blaring whistle of a Brightline train just moments before it plows into the scooter driver. 

"We heard the train come and noise, then metal flying and the guy from the bus stop running that way," recalled Humbert Costa. 

He and his boss, Kris Kirer, raced toward the tracks, knowing something tragic just happened.

"That's when we both ran toward the line, then we saw a guy lying on the floor, pieces of the motorcycle with the tire lying on the left side. Then we realized the train hit the motorcycle,' Costa said.

That crash happened after the warning bells sounded and the gates came down. Initially, it appeared the man survived - witnesses say they saw him wave his arm as paramedics arrived. However, he was then pronounced dead at the hospital. 

"It's a very busy intersection here on Copans Road and Dixie highway and there are a lot of trains that run by and traffic.  When we hear that noise, we know something's going to happen, and it did today," Kirer said.

CBS News Miami has reached out to Brightline, and they said that they could not comment on the current investigation. They reminded people to remember safety measures when they are near a rail crossing.