Metro A Line train strikes 3 vehicles in Watts, injures 2

A Metro A Line light-rail train struck three vehicles at an intersection in the Watts neighborhood Tuesday morning, injuring two people and prompting the evacuation of all 148 passengers aboard, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

The collision halted rail service through a section of south Los Angeles and forced the shutdown of adjacent freight tracks, underscoring the persistent safety risks of at-grade rail crossings that remain a challenge for LA County's light-rail network — a system that carries tens of thousands of daily commuters across the greater region.

The crash took place shortly before 8:30 a.m. on the 1800 block of East 114th Street, near Wilmington Avenue, according to ABC7 Los Angeles. The cause of the collision remained under investigation at the time of the report.

Two people sustained injuries in the crash. Both declined transport to a hospital, ABC7 reported. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and medically evaluated all 148 passengers who had been aboard the train before overseeing the full evacuation.

The collision also forced a shutdown of Union Pacific Railroad tracks running adjacent to the Metro line, according to ABC7, extending service disruptions beyond the light-rail corridor itself.

Metro transferred the train's passengers onto buses for continued travel and directed affected riders to use bus lines 55 and 202 as alternate routes while A Line service was suspended in the area.

Metro directed riders to bus lines 55 and 202 as alternate routes for the disrupted corridor. No timeline for the resumption of normal A Line service was reported.