1 dead, 1 injured after Green Line train strikes car in St. Paul

Kristi Belcamino, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
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Jul. 5—Green Line light-rail service was suspended for more than three and a half hours Sunday in St. Paul after a fatal collision between a train and a car.

The crash occurred about 4 p.m. near the Capitol/Rice Street station, killing one of the car's occupants and injuring another, according to a KSTP-TV report. The train's operator was also taken to a hospital for evaluation, the report said.

Green Line trains holding in both directions the area of Capitol / Rice St Station due to a train-car collision. Trains are turning around at Hamline Ave and Robert St stations. Replacement buses are being prepared to serve riders. -JN

— Metro Transit (@MetroTransitMN) July 4, 2021

Service resumed about 7:40 p.m., according to Metro Transit.

Further details about the crash were not available Sunday night.