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| Commuter rail train derails after collision with truck in California. At least 30 injured. | Commuter rail train derails after collision with truck in California. At least 30 injured. |
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| A Southern California commuter train derailed after hitting a truck early Tuesday morning in Oxnard, about 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles, injuring dozens of travelers. | |
| At least 30 people were injured and there are no reported fatalities, said Mike Lindbery a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department. | At least 30 people were injured and there are no reported fatalities, said Mike Lindbery a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department. |
| The Metrolink commuter train was traveling between Ventura County and Los Angeles; several of the train’s cars derailed in the accident. The truck was entirely engulfed in flames. | The Metrolink commuter train was traveling between Ventura County and Los Angeles; several of the train’s cars derailed in the accident. The truck was entirely engulfed in flames. |
| The driver of the truck fled the scene and was apprehended by police about a mile away, Lindbery said. | The driver of the truck fled the scene and was apprehended by police about a mile away, Lindbery said. |
| Correction: VC Line 104 is canceled for today due to incident with train 102. Passengers board train 106; which is only traveling to Oxnard. — Metrolink (@Metrolink) February 24, 2015 | Correction: VC Line 104 is canceled for today due to incident with train 102. Passengers board train 106; which is only traveling to Oxnard. — Metrolink (@Metrolink) February 24, 2015 |
| Correction: VC Line 104 is canceled for today due to incident with train 102. Passengers board train 106; which is only traveling to Oxnard. | Correction: VC Line 104 is canceled for today due to incident with train 102. Passengers board train 106; which is only traveling to Oxnard. |
| — Metrolink (@Metrolink) February 24, 2015 | — Metrolink (@Metrolink) February 24, 2015 |
| UPDATE: Flames on the track in immediate aftermath of #Metrolink train 102 hitting vehicle http://t.co/uX36sa6ftP pic.twitter.com/XdJwr6HpUi — NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 24, 2015 | UPDATE: Flames on the track in immediate aftermath of #Metrolink train 102 hitting vehicle http://t.co/uX36sa6ftP pic.twitter.com/XdJwr6HpUi — NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 24, 2015 |
| UPDATE: Flames on the track in immediate aftermath of #Metrolink train 102 hitting vehicle http://t.co/uX36sa6ftP pic.twitter.com/XdJwr6HpUi | UPDATE: Flames on the track in immediate aftermath of #Metrolink train 102 hitting vehicle http://t.co/uX36sa6ftP pic.twitter.com/XdJwr6HpUi |
| — NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 24, 2015 | — NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 24, 2015 |
| PHOTO:#Metrolink train struck truck at crossing.Truck caught fire. Several train cars derailed http://t.co/MTisusOzgz pic.twitter.com/1kDpLVcaMp — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) February 24, 2015 | PHOTO:#Metrolink train struck truck at crossing.Truck caught fire. Several train cars derailed http://t.co/MTisusOzgz pic.twitter.com/1kDpLVcaMp — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) February 24, 2015 |
| PHOTO:#Metrolink train struck truck at crossing.Truck caught fire. Several train cars derailed http://t.co/MTisusOzgz pic.twitter.com/1kDpLVcaMp | PHOTO:#Metrolink train struck truck at crossing.Truck caught fire. Several train cars derailed http://t.co/MTisusOzgz pic.twitter.com/1kDpLVcaMp |
| — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) February 24, 2015 | — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) February 24, 2015 |
| The crash occurred at around 5:45 a.m. at a “very busy” intersection — a potentially dangerous area where cars are able to cross over train tracks and in front of the train’s path. | The crash occurred at around 5:45 a.m. at a “very busy” intersection — a potentially dangerous area where cars are able to cross over train tracks and in front of the train’s path. |
| Lindbery said that the lights at the intersection are still flashing, indicating that drivers should have stopped for an oncoming train before crossing the tracks. | Lindbery said that the lights at the intersection are still flashing, indicating that drivers should have stopped for an oncoming train before crossing the tracks. |
| “Anytime the vehicle moves onto the tracks with the lights on it’s considered a trespassing,” he said. | “Anytime the vehicle moves onto the tracks with the lights on it’s considered a trespassing,” he said. |
| All of the injured were either treated at the scene or were transported by ambulance to local hospitals. At least two had serious injuries, Lindbery said. | All of the injured were either treated at the scene or were transported by ambulance to local hospitals. At least two had serious injuries, Lindbery said. |
| ” I know we had a couple that were in what we call “triage immediate,” said Lindbery. “Those were the ones first out on the way to the hospital. | ” I know we had a couple that were in what we call “triage immediate,” said Lindbery. “Those were the ones first out on the way to the hospital. |
| The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday morning it was gathering information on the crash and would announce later if it would dispatch a team of investigators to the scene. | The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday morning it was gathering information on the crash and would announce later if it would dispatch a team of investigators to the scene. |
| The collision came three weeks after a deadly commuter train crash in New York. More than a dozen people were injured in that crash, on Feb. 3, when a Metro-North Railroad train crashed into an SUV that had stopped at a track crossing in Valhalla, N.Y. Six people were killed in that incident, which occurred at rush hour in Westchester County, about 25 miles from Manhattan. | |
| The accident in California comes several years after the last major Metrolink accident. In 2008, a Metrolink train crashed into a freight train in Chatsworth, killing 25 people and injuring 135 others. | The accident in California comes several years after the last major Metrolink accident. In 2008, a Metrolink train crashed into a freight train in Chatsworth, killing 25 people and injuring 135 others. |
| Investigators from the NTSB later determined that the 2008 crash was caused by the Metrolink engineer failing to respond to a red signal because he was using his phone to send text messages. | |
| In 2005, 11 people were killed and more than 170 injured when a Metrolink train crashed into an SUV on the tracks. Metrolink spent $30 million to settle lawsuits arising from this crash a decade ago. | |
| [This post has been updated multiple times.] | [This post has been updated multiple times.] |