{"id":3172,"date":"2026-07-11T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:04:25","slug":"woman-injured-after-walking-into-cats-train-in-south-end-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3172","title":{"rendered":"Woman injured after walking into CATS train in South End on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman walked into the side of a moving CATS light rail train and was injured in South End on Thursday evening, according to the transit agency.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3171\">2K without power in Charlotte as dangerously hot temps, more storms on the way<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to statements obtained by Observer news partner 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>On Thursday and earlier Friday, it was not clear exactly what happened. A CATS spokeswoman clarified that on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The safety arms at the crossing were down, the horns were blaring and the operator did nothing wrong, said Catherine Kummer, a spokeswoman for CATS.<\/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>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=3170\">Enrollment is up in NC private schools but down in homeschooling. What it means<\/a><\/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>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=3168\">Police identify the man who was shot dead in Charlotte on Friday night<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/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-3172","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 - 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