At about half-past midnight Monday, a speeding car drove off the Houston Street viaduct, into the bridge's sidewall and fell onto DART rail鈥檚 overhead lines.
Two people were in the car when it fell and fled the scene. It's unknown whether they were injured in the crash, according to .
Gordon Shattles, DART鈥檚 director of external relations, said crews were assessing the damage as of late Monday morning.
鈥淚t knocked over both the power lines, the poles that support them, and also the counterweights that keep tension on those lines. So as you can imagine a lot of repairs to be done,鈥� Shattles said.
In the meantime, riders will need to use shuttles at various stations near downtown.
鈥淭heir bus will stop at Victory, EBJ, Convention Center and Cedars as well as Eighth and Corinth stations and we'll continue that shuttle bus until repairs are complete,鈥� Shattles said.
Shattles says riders can use DART鈥檚 for the latest updates on repairs.
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