Los Angeles firefighters say nearly two dozen people were injured when a commuter train struck a car near downtown Los Angeles and partially derailed . Fire Department spokesman Shawn Lenske says 21 people on the train were hurt in Saturday 's crash . He says all but one of the injuries was minor . One person in the crushed car was critically injured and had to be cut out of the vehicle . Scroll down for video . Los Angeles firefighters say nearly two dozen people suffered injuries when the commuter train struck a car . Lenske says two of the train 's three passenger cars derailed . Further details on the extent of the injuries or the cause of the crash were not immediately available . Officials with Metrolink , which operates the train , did not immediately return a call for comment . The crash happened just before 11 a.m. near the University of Southern California campus , south of downtown . Reports suggest the line will remain closed for the foreseeable future . One person in the crushed car was critically injured and had to be cut out of the vehicle . Three passenger cars derailed as a result of the impact , a fire department spokesman said . Firefighters gather around the car that was crushed by the commuter train near the University of South California campus in Los Angeles . An aerial view of the scene shows the police corden set up around the vehicle .
The crushed train slammed into the vehicle near the nearest train station . parts of the crushed car had to be cut out of the vehicle by firefighters .