Brightline train hits vehicle in Boca Raton

A Brightline train hit a vehicle Wednesday night, according to the Boca Raton police.

About 8 p.m., a vehicle was stopped on the tracks for a red light, according to the police, and the safety gates went down. The elderly driver was unable to get out of the vehicle before it was hit by the train.

The man was taken to Delray Beach Medical Center.

By 9 p.m., Glades Road and Palmetto Park Road reopened, according to the police. Camino Real and Dixie Highway remained closed.

A Brightline spokesperson issued a statement late Wednesday: "We appreciate the emergency personnel who responded to the scene immediately. From our reports, the gates were functioning properly."

No other information on the crash was available.