# @downinnadesert on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWWmm-G2di
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66608115-downinnadesert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-09T03:00:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

Phoenix’s light rail has had its fair share of close calls… and this was one of the wildest. 🚆😳

Last September, a semi-truck attempted to cross the tracks near 18th Street and Washington when it was struck by a Valley Metro light rail train.

Security footage captured the impact, with sparks and flames visible as the collision happened.

The train was able to come to a stop, and fortunately no passengers were seriously hurt. The truck driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

With Valley Metro continuing to expand across the Valley, incidents like this are a reminder of how important it is to pay attention around rail crossings.

Have you ever seen someone try to beat the light rail? 👀

Via Valley Metro / local reports

#Phoenix #Arizona #ValleyMetro #AZNews #DownInnaDesert

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