4 injured in VTA train collision with box truck

(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department said four people are injured after a Thursday afternoon vehicle collision involving a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail train.

VTA was offering a bus bridge service for impacted commuters due to the incident. Shortly before 6:50 p.m., the transit agency announced that regular light rail service had been restored between River Oaks and Gish in both directions.

SJPD said officers responded to the crash at 4:27 p.m. in the area of Charcot and First streets to find a box truck that was struck by a VTA train. According to the VTA, the driver of the vehicle tried to turn left when the train was moving, and they collided into one another.

Police said the driver of the truck was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Three occupants of the VTA train — confirmed as its conductor and two passengers — were also taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A VTA spokesperson told KRON4, “In order to remove the truck from the tracks on first Street we have to shut down the overhead train power so the bus bridge has been extended from River Oaks to Gish.”

The roadway has since been cleared.

The collision remains under investigation.