Vehicle Rolls Onto SPRINTER Tracks

A driver had to be rescued after a vehicle rolled onto the tracks of the North County's SPRINTER train in San Marcos.

Escondido Police officers came across the crash around 8:45 p.m. Friday near Auto Parkway and Mission Road.

Firefighters were called to help get the driver from the rolled vehicle. The driver had minor injuries, police say.

SPRINTER service was interrupted until the vehicle was removed from the tracks. According to a Twitter post from the service, a bus bridge was ordered to transport westbound passengers from the Escondido Transit to Nordahl Station, where service resumed.

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