The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a man struck by a train Wednesday morning in Oakland Park.

At approximately 10:01 a.m., on Wednesday, May 20, Broward County Regional Communications received a call reporting a crash involving a Tri Rail train and a vehicle near the 1500 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard. BSO district deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded. Deputies located the male driver of the vehicle deceased on scene. BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit detectives responded to investigate.

The preliminary investigation reveals that an adult male was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Trax Sport Utility vehicle traveling eastbound on West Oakland Park Boulevard in the far-left thru lane. Investigators say the safety equipment had already been activated for the approaching southbound Tri-Rail train. The Chevrolet originally stopped partially under the crossing gate.

According to investigators, as the train approached the grade crossing, the driver of the vehicle accelerated eastbound, traveling under the gate directly into the path of the train. The front of the train struck the driver’s side of the vehicle in a “T-bone” type impact. The train pushed the vehicle south approximately 1300 feet before coming to a stop. No other injuries were reported.

The investigation is ongoing.