CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Gold Line station in Charlotte's Elizabeth neighborhood that was destroyed by a crash over the weekend reopened on Wednesday, officials said.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of East Eighth Street and Hawthorne Avenue, according to the Charlotte Area Transit System. The impact was so violent that the only things left standing were steel guardrails and the concrete platform. Glass from the station was scattered across the station with yellow caution tape being put up to keep people away.
CATS Monday that the station would be closed until further notice. Crews were able to clean up the debris and repair the station by Wednesday for reopening.
Neighbors who walked through the area were shocked at what they saw Monday.
"First I thought the train must've gotten off course and bumped into it somehow -- maybe it's a car," Bradley Smith told WCNC Charlotte. "I make this walk pretty often and a lot of people sit there for their commute. I have no idea how this could happen."
Others said they couldn't even recognize the station.
"I walked yesterday morning and I don't think it was there," Jennifer Ellis said. "This is insane and I hope whoever was in that car is alive because that's a lot of damage."
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said an incident report was not filed for the crash, so it appears the driver will not be charged. It's unclear if there were injuries as Medic said it did not transport anyone from the scene.
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