Person hit by train in Tampa

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A driver is safe after their van collided with a Brightline passenger train in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, on Tuesday morning, November 12, according to local news reports.

Videos taken by a passenger aboard the train shows a damaged commercial van pushed against the side of the train at a level crossing located at North Dixie Highway and Northeast 33rd Street, along with fire and ambulance crews responding.

The train was evacuated and the driver was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, WSVN reported.

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