Police, Fire & Courts

Second Fatal Train Accident in A Day Leaves One Dead in Boca Raton

by
Daniel Nee
November 26, 2024

Hours after a Tri-Rail commuter train struck a person in Delray Beach on Tuesday, a train running along the Brightline tracks in Boca Raton also struck one person, leaving them dead.

Boca Raton police were called to the intersection of Dixie Highway and Hidden Valley Boulevard just before 8 p.m., responding to a report of a person having been struck on the nearby railroad tracks. By 8:30 p.m., about a dozen police vehicles remained on the scene and officers as well as railroad workers were seen scouring the tracks with flashlights.

Emergency workers respond to a Brightline train accident at Hidden Valley Road in Boca Raton, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo: Boca Daily News)

Vehicular traffic was intermittently stopped in the area, and police urged motorists to avoid the intersection.

Earlier Tuesday, a Tri-Rail train struck a person near the intersection of Congress Avenue and Lake Ida Road in Delray Beach. In that incident, a person was reportedly walking along the tracks when they were struck, leading the train’s engineer to call in what he suspected was an impact. The body of the deceased person, who has not yet been identified by authorities, was found north of Lake Idea Road.