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15 Suffer Minor Injuries in Tram Accident at Universal Studios in Los Angeles

FILE - The Universal Studios Hollywood. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - The Universal Studios Hollywood. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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15 Suffer Minor Injuries in Tram Accident at Universal Studios in Los Angeles

FILE - The Universal Studios Hollywood. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - The Universal Studios Hollywood. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

A tram accident at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles injured 15 people Saturday night, authorities and the company said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department units were dispatched to the theme park on Lankershim Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m., the department said in a social media post.

The victims taken to area hospitals had minor injuries, the department said.

A Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson emailed a statement to The Associated Press confirming there were “multiple minor injuries” from an accident involving a tram at the theme park.
The details of the accident were not immediately available.

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Sri Lanka Train Kills Elephant Despite New Safety Moves

Asian elephant "Trompita" is pictured at Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on May 15, 2025. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP)
Asian elephant "Trompita" is pictured at Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on May 15, 2025. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP)
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Sri Lanka Train Kills Elephant Despite New Safety Moves

Asian elephant "Trompita" is pictured at Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on May 15, 2025. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP)
Asian elephant "Trompita" is pictured at Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on May 15, 2025. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP)

A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday, despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same route.

Local officials said the young wild elephant crossing the track near Habarana was run over by the same train involved in the February 20 accident that killed seven elephants, AFP reported.

After that crash, officials imposed speed limits on trains passing through elephant habitats.

No passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred some 180 kilometers (110 miles) by road east of the capital Colombo.

Railway authorities said an investigation was underway, and engineers were trying to put the Colombo–Batticaloa train back on the track after the pre-dawn smash.

The authorities had earlier announced changes to train timetables and efforts to clear shrubs from either side of the track to improve visibility for drivers, to give them more time to avoid hitting elephants.

Wildlife officials have said that 139 elephants have been killed by trains over the past 17 years, since authorities began collecting such data.