Crime & Safety
Woman Taking Photo Struck By Metro Train
She was transported to a hospital Friday night.
LOS ANGELES – A woman who was trying to take a picture was struck by a Metro Gold Line train when she got too close to the tracks in Boyle Heights Friday night, suffering non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said
The accident at 1149 E. First St. was reported about 10:10 p.m., according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of her injuries.
No one on the train was injured, Humphrey said.
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The incident was being investigated by the sheriff's Transit Services Division.
--City News Service