Metro light rail train collides with car on street in East LA, derails; 1 hospitalized

EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Metro light rail train and a car collided Wednesday morning on a street in East Los Angeles, resulting in a derailment and the hospitalization of one person, officials said.

The crash was reported at 9:20 a.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Rowan Avenue, involving an E Line train and a black sedan. The number of people onboard the train and in the car was unclear.



The condition of the person taken to the hospital was not immediately known.



E Line service was disrupted due to the collision near Metro's Indiana station, the agency said, urging riders to follow @metrolaalerts on X for updates.



The cause of the crash is under investigation.