DELRAY BEACH — A Brightline train fatally struck a pedestrian in Delray Beach early Friday, minutes before the high-speed rail service's inaugural train left Miami for Orlando International Airport in its long-planned extension into Central Florida.

德尔雷海滩——周五早些时候,一列光亮线列车在德尔雷海滩撞死了一名行人,几分钟前,这条高速铁路从迈阿密通往奥兰多国际机场的首列列车投入服务,这是它计划已久的向佛罗里达州中部的延长线。

Delray Beach police learned of the crash just after 6:15 a.m., department spokesperson Ted White said. It occurred on the southbound tracks at Southeast Second Avenue and Southeast Fourth Street, about half a mile south of downtown. The train had left the West Palm Beach station minutes earlier.

德尔雷海滩警察局发言人泰德·怀特说,警方在早上6点15分就得知了这起事故。事故发生在东南第二大道和东南第四街的南行轨道上,距离市中心以南约半英里。火车在几分钟前离开了西棕榈滩站。

Authorities did not immediately identify the person who died.

当局没有立即确认死者的身份。

The wreck had no effect on northbound Brightline service from Miami to Orlando.

事故对从迈阿密到奥兰多的北行光亮线列车没有影响。

Brightline removed the train that struck the pedestrian from the crash area just before 9 a.m., White said. Earlier, it had loaded its passengers onto another train, which soon left the area for Miami.

怀特说,快到上午9点的时候,光亮线公司把撞到行人的火车从事故区域移走了。早些时候,它把乘客装上了另一列火车,这列火车很快离开了该地区前往迈阿密。
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It was not clear how many passengers were aboard the Brightline train that hit the pedestrian. The railway did not return calls seeking comment Friday.

目前还不清楚撞到行人的光亮线列车上有多少乘客。该铁路周五没有回复寻求置评的电话。
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The fatality was at least the sixth involving pedestrians and Brightline trains in Palm Beach County this year, and the fourth in Delray Beach. Two people died on Feb. 8 and another on June 5. Other fatalities took place Jan. 21 in Boca Raton and May 12 in Lake Worth Beach.

这起死亡事件至少是棕榈滩县今年发生的第六起涉及行人和光亮线列车的事故,是德尔雷海滩的第四起。2月8日有两人死亡,6月5日有一人死亡。其他死亡事件分别发生在1月21日的博卡拉顿和5月12日的沃斯湖海滩。

Friday's crash marked the 28th death involving a Brightline train in Palm Beach County overall, according to Palm Beach Post records. The first occurred during a test run of a train in 2017, and the remainder having occurred since the company began passenger service in January 2018.

根据《棕榈滩邮报》的记录,周五的事故是棕榈滩县光亮线列车造成的第28起死亡事件。第一次事故发生在2017年的列车试运行期间,其余事故发生在该公司2018年1月开始客运服务以来。

The Associated Press reported Friday that there have been 98 deaths between Miami and West Palm Beach since passenger service began. The news organization bases the total on its ongoing analysis of federal train-crAsh Data since 2019.

美联社星期五报道说,自从迈阿密和西棕榈滩之间的客运服务开始以来,已有98人死亡。该新闻机构根据对2019年以来联邦火车事故数据的持续分析得出了这一总数。
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Brightline uses the FEC Railway tracks in Palm Beach County, which have few barriers to pedestrians walking along them or crossing them. Brightline officials have noted that the fatalities have involved either pedestrians walking on the tracks or motorists who try to beat trains.

光亮线使用的是棕榈滩县的FEC铁路轨道,几乎没有针对行人行走或穿越的障碍。光亮线的官员指出,死亡事故要么是在轨道上行走的行人,要么是试图撞火车的司机。

The railroad and local governments have launched several efforts to warn people walking or driving near the tracks to stay aware of the trains.

铁路和地方政府已经采取了几项措施,警告在轨道附近行走或驾驶的人保持警惕。