FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida's Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train's route between Miami and Orlando.
Friday's crash killed driver Lisa Ann Batchelder, 52, and passenger Michael Anthony Degasperi, 54, both of Melbourne.
On Wednesday, 62-year-old Charles Julian Phillips was killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by the train.
Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey told reporters at the scene that the SUV tried to outrun the train.
“I start by saying if the arm is down don’t go around,” Alfrey told Orlando television station WKMG.
Persons:
Brightline, Lisa Ann Batchelder, Michael Anthony Degasperi, Charles Julian Phillips, Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey, ” Alfrey, “, Sarah Taylor Sulick, That’s
Organizations:
Transportation Safety, Associated Press, Melbourne police, Melbourne Mayor, Orlando, NTSB, “, Press, U.S, Caltrain
Locations:
LAUDERDALE Fla, Miami, Orlando, Melbourne, South Florida