Dallas Area Rapid Transit service has resumed in downtown Dallas after a crash between a light rail train and a truck Wednesday afternoon sent several people to the hospital, officials said.
In an X post shortly after 2:30 p.m., DART officials said the crash had been cleared, and regularly scheduled services would resume.
Dallas Fire-Rescue units were dispatched after reports of an accident about 12:20 p.m. at 2200 Bryan St. near the Pearl/Arts District DART station, according to spokesman Jason Evans.
Evans said it was originally reported that three people were pinned in the Southern Botanical truck because it had rolled onto its side following the crash, though first responders were able to remove them with no issues. He said they chose not to go to the hospital.
According to a statement from Southern Botanical, the company said it is cooperating fully with DART and other authorities to gather the facts of the crash. The three employees inside the truck at the time of the crash were later evaluated at a “medical facility” as a precaution, the statement said.
“Our first concern is for everyone involved — the passengers on the train, our own team, first responders, and all of their families,” the statement said. “We’re grateful for the swift response from first responders on the scene.”
Four people from the train were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Evans said, though DART spokeswoman Erin Myers said five people on the train reported injuries.
DART activated shuttle bus service from EBJ Union Station to Cityplace/Uptown Station and Victory Station to Baylor University Medical Center Station, which was canceled once services resumed.