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Metro Blue Line train collides with car in downtown Los Angeles
File: Passengers prepare to board a Long Beach-bound Metro Rail Blue Line train at Washington and Grand near downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000.
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A Metro Blue Line train collided with a car in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, with six people evaluated by medical personnel afterward, according to the L.A. Fire Department.
Tow people were transported to a medical facility: a man from the train, 21 and a female from the car, 55, according to the L.A. Fire Department. Both had non-life-threatening injuries.
All passengers were taken off the train, which came off the tracks, according to the Fire Department.
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