2 cars involved in Metro train crash; 21 injured

LOS ANGELES (KABC) —

Twenty-one people were injured after a Metro train crashed into two cars at the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue Saturday.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene at 10:50 a.m. Two train cars were derailed during the crash. Authorities said 21 people are injured, with 19 suffering only minor injuries. One person suffered serious injuries.

One person is in critical condition and had to be extracted from one of the vehicles hit by the train.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as soon as it becomes available.