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Car hits train in downtownTempe

Jan 17, 2013, 7:39 AM | Updated: 1:43 pm

TEMPE, Ariz. — A car collided with a train in downtown Tempe on Thursday morning, closing University Drive west of Mill Avenue in both directions.

The driver of the car suffered non life-threatening injuries. Tempe Police said the driver went around the crossing gates at Ash Avenue.

The street closure lasted a couple of hours.

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Car hits train in downtownTempe