Cleveland, OH
Person hospitalized after car vs Amtrak train crash, Cleveland police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A person is hospitalized after their car and an Amtrak train was involved in a crash Saturday morning, Cleveland police said.
The crash happened Saturday morning on East 40th Street near Marginal Road, police said.
The Amtrak train, Train 48, was traveling from Chicago to New York just after 6 a.m. when a vehicle “obstructing the track came into contact with the train,” said W. Kyle Anderson, a spokesman for Amtrak.
None of the more than 300 people on board were injured, which included passengers and crew members, he said.
Cleveland EMS took the person in the vehicle to MetroHealth where he is in serious condition, police said.
cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out to police for more information.
Amtrak is working with Cleveland police to investigate the incident, Anderson said.