A driver took off on foot after a crash with a Metro A Line train in Long Beach Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The driver turned in front of the train at Long Beach Boulevard and 19th Street at around 1:55 p.m., according to authorities.

The resulting collision crushed a portion of the car’s side and damaged the train.

“Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and assisted riders off the train; however, no injuries were reported,” police said.

A car turned in front of a metro train in Long Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, leaving both of them damaged. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.

The driver and a passenger in the car both took off on foot, according to police, who are still investigating.

Jeremiah Dobruck is executive editor of the Long Beach Post where he oversees all day-to-day newsroom operations. In his time working as a journalist in Long Beach, he’s won numerous awards for his investigative reporting and editing. Before coming to the Post in 2018, he wrote for publications including the Press-Telegram, Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.