San Jose: Crash between light rail train, car disrupts service near downtown

SAN JOSE — A crash involving a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light-rail train and a car happened early Wednesday afternoon, disrupting service to the light-rail system, according to authorities.

The crash was reported at 12:21 p.m. on North First Street at Rosemary Street when a northbound train collided with the driver’s side of a white Ford.

The driver of the Ford got out of the car on his own and walked over to a curb, according to San Jose Fire Capt. Mitch Matlow. The driver was evaluated by firefighter paramedics and transported to a hospital.

There were no other reports of injuries, Matlow said.

The collision is blocking both tracks in both directions, and VTA officials are operating a bus bridge between the Karina and Civic Center stations.

Matlow said the intersection will be closed “for quite some time.”