Deadly crash: Car drives into Brightline train, two people killed in West Palm Beach

Two people are dead after a car collided with a Brightline train in West Palm Beach, according to police.
By WPBF · · 1 min read

Two people are dead after a car collided with a Brightline train in West Palm Beach, according to police.
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