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Fifteen people were slightly injured in a tram accident at the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Fifteen people were injured in a streetcar crash at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles on Saturday evening, 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 who were taken to area hospitals had minor injuries, the department said.

A spokesperson for Universal Studios Hollywood emailed a statement to The Associated Press confirming that there were “several minor injuries” resulting from an accident involving a tram at the theme park.

Details of the accident were not immediately available.

The California Highway Patrol will lead the investigation, fire officials said.