Bicyclist Hit by Blue Line at 55th Street

Train Critically Injures Bicyclist

KCBS-TV
March 17, 2006

LOS ANGELES ― A bicyclist was critically injured Friday after he was hit by a southbound Metro Blue Line train.

The accident happened at 5:33 p.m. at the intersection of East 55th Street and Long Beach Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department's Brian Humphrey said.

The man was pedaling his bicycle at the signalized intersection when the crash happened. The bicyclist suffered head injuries and was taken to County-USC Medical Center.


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Blue Line Critical Injures Motorist at San Pedro

Driver In Critical Condition After Metro Collision

KCBS-TV
March 9, 2006

LOS ANGELES ― One person was critically injured Tuesday in a collision between a Metro Blue Line train and a car at San Pedro Street and Washington Boulevard.

The driver of a small black car going west on Washington turned left in front of the southbound train, according to Gayle Anderson of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Tens minutes prior to the collision, a DASH bus slammed into a building in downtown Los Angeles at 7th and Hope streets.