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Driver taken to hospital after car strikes MAX train in North Portland

A car and MAX train collided near North Interstate Avenue and Alberta Street shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. The car’s driver was taken to a hospital; no injuries were reported aboard the train.

Driver taken to hospital after car strikes MAX train in North Portland
A driver was taken to a hospital after a car and a MAX train collided in North Portland on Monday morning, Oct. 12. Portland Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched just before 9 a.m. to the intersection of North Interstate Avenue and Alberta Street. At least six emergency units responded to the crash. The driver of the car was being transported to a hospital. No injuries were reported on the train. Officials had not provided further details about the crash.

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