PHOTOS: A crash between a tractor-trailer and a Valley Metro light rail train caused both to go up in flames Sunday night. Phoenix police say they were called to the area near I-10 and Washington Street around 7:15 p.m. for a reported crash between a tractor-trailer and a light rail train. When officers arrived, they found both the train and the tractor-trailer engulfed in flames. Phoenix fire officials said 20-25 passengers were on the train when the crash occurred. All of the passengers were escorted off the train and were not seriously hurt. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. What caused the crash is not yet known. Washington Street westbound was closed between 16th and 20th Streets as crews worked to clean up the crash area.
