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| California train derails after hitting tree leaving 14 people injured | |
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| A passenger train has derailed in California after hitting a large tree which had fallen onto the tracks during heavy rain on Monday evening. | A passenger train has derailed in California after hitting a large tree which had fallen onto the tracks during heavy rain on Monday evening. |
| At least 14 people have been injured according to Alameda County Sheriff Sgt Ray Kelly; with ten people taken to hospital. | At least 14 people have been injured according to Alameda County Sheriff Sgt Ray Kelly; with ten people taken to hospital. |
| Mr Kelly has said it was “a miracle” no one was killed in the accident. | Mr Kelly has said it was “a miracle” no one was killed in the accident. |
| First responders had to work through a fast-moving creek to get passengers out from the front carriage which plunged into the water. | First responders had to work through a fast-moving creek to get passengers out from the front carriage which plunged into the water. |
| 214 passengers were travelling on the train when the two front carriages derailed in a rural area at 7.45pm about 45 miles east of San Francisco. | 214 passengers were travelling on the train when the two front carriages derailed in a rural area at 7.45pm about 45 miles east of San Francisco. |
| Altamont Corridor Express train official Steve Walker said the first car was carrying six passengers and one crew member when it fell into Alameda Creek. | Altamont Corridor Express train official Steve Walker said the first car was carrying six passengers and one crew member when it fell into Alameda Creek. |
| Walker told San Jose television station KNTV the second car behind it also derailed but remained upright. | Walker told San Jose television station KNTV the second car behind it also derailed but remained upright. |
| Additional reporting by Associated Press | Additional reporting by Associated Press |