1 killed in crash involving Amtrak train on Westside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police were called Thursday night to the scene of a crash involving an Amtrak train, which collided with a car that was crossing a railroad track on Jacksonville’s Westside.

The scene was at Roosevelt Boulevard & Avent Drive, and Amtrak said the crash was reported shortly after 10 p.m.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a freight train was stopped on the southbound track. An Amtrak passenger train was traveling on the northbound track from Miami to New York when a car ignored the crossing signal and drove around the lowered railroad stop arms.

JSO said the driver of the car died at the scene.

Amtrak sent News4Jax a statement, which said no injuries were reported on board the train. A spokesperson said the Amtrak Police Department was working with Jacksonville police to investigate.