A fire truck appeared to drive around lowered railroad crossing gates before being hit by a Brightline train. Carter’s death sparked a rare, likely scenario that hasn’t occurred in over half a century. "I pleaded with her not to vote for him. She wouldn’t budge. In the wake of his election, her choice took on the weight of a betrayal."

The crash happened at about 10:45 a.m. between a Brightline train and a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck near East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, according to Gina Carter, Delray Beach spokeswoman. Debris from the crash scattered across the tracks and nearby roadways.

Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured in South Florida when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail crossing arms and into the path of a high-speed passenger train