{"id":3144,"date":"2026-07-10T20:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:35:46","slug":"woman-injured-after-being-hit-by-light-rail-train-in-south-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"Woman injured after being hit by light rail train in South End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman was hit by a CATS light rail train and injured Thursday evening in South End.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3142\">Can NC police seize someone based on an anonymous tip? Court offers new guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to official statements obtained by WSOC-TV, the individual was treated for minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte Fire Department and MEDIC responded to the scene and transported the woman.<\/p>\n<p>CATS has not yet responded to a request for information.<\/p>\n<p>It is rare for the light rail to strike people. CATS reported 20 such collisions, or less than 11 per 10 million miles the trains traveled since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>That rate is a little lower than the national average, according to a Charlotte Observer analysis of Federal Transit Administration data.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3139\">Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for parts of Charlotte area, NWS says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the Blue Line\u2019s collisions with people are not fatal. The most recent fatal hit was in 2021 near the southern-most end of the line.<\/p>\n<p>The operator was headed southbound on a clear, dark August morning going 52 miles per hour when they spotted four people on the track at about 5 a.m. The conductor couldn\u2019t stop fast enough to avoid them, colliding at about 38 miles per hour. Two of the people died.<\/p>\n<p>The crossing gates and warning devices had been active, according to Federal Transit data.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3137\">Charlotte chicken tender showdown, World Cup croissants and more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman was struck by a CATS light rail train on Tremont Avenue and Camden Road in South End; treated for minor injuries and taken to a local hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Woman injured after being hit by light rail train in South End - 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