Twenty-seven people were injured Thursday night in a train crash in north Sacramento, officials said. According to Sacramento Regional Transit, a passenger light rail train rear-ended a stopped train that was undergoing maintenance testing at around 9:38 p.m. The crash happened at Marconi Avenue and Roseville Road, west of the Winter Street light rail station. Two people suffered moderate injuries and 25 people are described as walking wounded, the Sacramento Fire Department said. No one has life-threatening injuries.The fire department said 13 people were transported to nearby hospitals; the 14 others were treated on the scene.Sac RT is investigating what caused the crash. The crashed train remains on the tracks as of Friday morning. A bus bridge is in effect from the Roseville Road RT Station to the Marconi Avenue Station. It is expected to last through Sunday.No other details were released.

Twenty-seven people were injured Thursday night in a train crash in north Sacramento, officials said.

According to Sacramento Regional Transit, a passenger light rail train rear-ended a stopped train that was undergoing maintenance testing at around 9:38 p.m. The crash happened at Marconi Avenue and Roseville Road, west of the Winter Street light rail station.


Two people suffered moderate injuries and 25 people are described as walking wounded, the Sacramento Fire Department said. No one has life-threatening injuries.

The fire department said 13 people were transported to nearby hospitals; the 14 others were treated on the scene.

Sac RT is investigating what caused the crash.

The crashed train remains on the tracks as of Friday morning. A bus bridge is in effect from the Roseville Road RT Station to the Marconi Avenue Station. It is expected to last through Sunday.

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Rider Alert Update (5:53 p.m., Friday, August 23): It is anticipated that the bus bridge between the Roseville Road and the Marconi/Arcade light rail stations may possibly continue through Sunday, August 25. We apologize for any inconvenience -- Check back for updates. — Sacramento Regional Transit (@RideSacRT) August 24, 2019

No other details were released.