DART train collides with car near Ledbetter Station; driver hospitalized

DALLAS — A DART train and a vehicle collided near the Ledbetter Station Monday afternoon.

DART said it received word of the Blue Line crash near S. Lancaster Road at Ledbetter Drive around 4:15 p.m.

Dallas Fire Rescue said it was dispatched as a "people pinned' call. DFR said the first arriving truck and engine companies were able to get the driver of the vehicle out of the car. The driver was taken to a local hospital in an undisclosed condition.

DART said the accident had been cleared just before 7 p.m. Blue Line trains are resuming normal operations although it may take time to resume regular scheduled service.