Teenager struck by train in Miami, police say

Service is up and running and back on schedule at Brightline again after being hauled for several hours on Sunday evening.

A southbound train hit a teenager on the tracks near Northeast 79th Street and 4th Avenue.

The teenager was hospitalized and is in serious condition.

Customers saw an ambulance and knew something happened, but say they were never informed of any details.

Officers from the Miami Police Department surrounded the area and shutdown the intersection, while detectives interviewed the train’s conductor.

Officials say the train operator witnessed two kids playing near the tracks. He sounded the horn and applied the brakes, but it was too late.

The child was hit by the train.

Eventually, the train and its passengers were able to depart the scene.