One dead, child and others rescued following Light Rail collision in downtown Baltimore

A woman is dead after a car and MTA Light Rail collided Thursday morning in downtown Baltimore.

AS A CAR CRASHES INTO ONELIGHT RAIL TRAIN AND THEN ISSTRUCK BY ANOTHER& KILLING AWOMAN IN THE PROCESS.

WMAR 2NEWSTHE ACCIDENT.(HAGER ST-UP) 11:48“Theaccident happened at 7:30 inthe morning here at the cornerof West Mulberry and NorthHoward Streets entrappingthree people inside a vehiclewhich was entangled with twoLight Rail trains” (TRACK)THE FORCE ON NOT ONE, BUT TWOLIGHT RAIL TRAINS CRUSHING ACAR BETWEEN THEM BEFORE THEYCOULD BOTH COME TO A FULLSTOP.

RAY ALSTON SAYS HE WASON HIS WAY TO CATCH ONE OF THELATER- SCHEDULED TRAINS WHENTHE ACCIDENT UNFOLDED BEFOREHIM.

(SOT)---RayAlston/Witness 23:13“The carcoming right across and thenit stopped.

Istalled and next minutes, Ilike,’Ladies, you going toget off of the tracks?

I meanthe train is like coming.

Nexminute---Boom” (TRACK) THOSEWHO WITNESSED THE CRASHCOULDNCAR COULD HAVE SURVIVED IN THEMANGLED WRECKAGE WEDGED IN THENARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE TWOTRAINS.

(SOT)---BlairAdams/Baltimore City FireDepartment 13:46“There werethree occupants during thevehicle during the time of theincident.

Unfortunately,inside the vehicle we did haveone deceased.

There was anadult woman who was pronounceddeceased at the scene, aseven- year-old and the 30-year-old male who were bothtaken to the hospital withnon-life threateninginjuries” (TRACK)INVESTIGATORS ARE REVIEWINGVIDEO FOOTAGE FROM HOWARDSTREET TO TRY TO DETERMINEEXACTLY HOW THE EASTBOUNDVEHICLE AND SOUTHBOUND LIGHTRAIL TRAIN COLLIDED, BUT THOSEFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA SAYACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED HEREBEFORE.

(SOT)---KurtBrawner/West Baltimore 15:17“They always bust the redlights when they come downthese streets here.

They donstop for Light Rail.

LightRail will be coming and theytry to beat the Light Rail.Thatthathappen” (TRACK) WHILE THECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINSA MYSTERY FOR NOW, MANY AREJUST THANKFUL RESCUERS COULDSAVE THE ADULT MALE ANDCHILDSMAGNITUDE OF THE CRASH.

(SOT)24:52“Thankful to God thattwo people did survive eventhough one died and ita tragedy and Ieveryone involved.

Shocking.Another day in Baltimore”(HAGER ST-UP) 12:56“Theidentity of the woman who losther life in this crash isbeing withheld pending thenotification of her next ofkin.

Reporting in DowntownBaltimore, Jeff Hager, WMAR 2News”LET'S CHECK IN WITHMETEROLOGIST PATRIC