MESA, AZ — Mesa police say a crash involving a light rail train and a large truck in Mesa on Wednesday morning occurred when the train ran a red light.
Mesa Police Department officials say the crash occurred near Robson and Main Street.
According to an update from police on Thursday, the light rail train reportedly went through a red light before hitting a truck.
The train was knocked off the rails due to the impact of the crash and the driver of the train suffered minor injuries. Police say all of the passengers were able to escape without injury, however, the train's operator was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons.
Main Street was shut down from Country Club Drive to MacDonald until the crash was cleared and light rail travel was also impacted by the crash.
Service Alert: Due to a collision at Robson and Main St, trains cannot travel between the Country Club/Main St and Mesa Dr/Main St stations. At this time we recommend riders use bus route 40 to travel between these stations. #vmservice
— Valley Metro (@valleymetro) January 3, 2024
