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Amtrak train with 190 passengers derails after colliding with vehicle in Southern California
KSBW ^ | Jun 28, 2023

Posted on 06/28/2023 1:56:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway

An Amtrak train carrying 190 passengers derailed Wednesday after striking a truck on tracks in Southern California, and only minor injuries were reported, authorities said.

Three of the train’s seven cars went off the tracks following the collision in Moorpark, said Ventura County Fire Department Captain Brian McGrath.

Advertisement The number of people hurt wasn’t immediately known, but all the injuries were characterized as minor, McGrath said.

Parts of the demolished truck were still on the tracks, while other sections lay near the derailed train cars. The truck’s driver had only minor injuries and it appears he got out before the collision, McGrath said.

The derailed train cars remained upright on a section of track adjacent to an orchard and bare sections of land.

Most of the passengers were able to exit the train on their own or with the help of first responders, who were called around 11:20 a.m., McGrath said. A few people were transported to hospitals for evaluation, but he didn’t know how many.

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Crews were able to quickly douse a small fire, McGrath said.

Amtrak spokesperson Olivia Irvin said she was gathering information.

Moorpark is a city of about 35,000 people 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.


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1 posted on 06/28/2023 1:56:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

ISIS terrorists, compliments of open borders. It’s gonna get worse… just a matter of time. Someday a whole buncha people will be standing around, scratching their empty heads, asking what we did wrong.


2 posted on 06/28/2023 2:02:55 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: nickcarraway
Train 14, Coast Starlight, on route from Seattle to Los Angeles.
3 posted on 06/28/2023 2:07:20 PM PDT by Publius
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To: nickcarraway

So the truck won?


4 posted on 06/28/2023 2:14:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: nickcarraway

Shocking! That’s my old area of California before returning home to Texas. I trust trains in the UK and Europe but not here!


5 posted on 06/28/2023 2:14:48 PM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: nickcarraway

Meh says booteeplug. We have a thousand derails a year. 🛤🚅


6 posted on 06/28/2023 2:15:43 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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To: Cobra64

It’s Amtrak, so probably not terrorism.


7 posted on 06/28/2023 2:18:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Larry Lucido

Question: how many illegals were in the back of the truck?


8 posted on 06/28/2023 2:30:14 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

Who knows. After a wreck, the illegals usually run away.


9 posted on 06/28/2023 2:33:40 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: nickcarraway

And we all know what Moorpark is spelled backwards?


10 posted on 06/28/2023 2:54:40 PM PDT by blackpacific
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To: nickcarraway
"Recommended Man shot and killed..."

What is a Recommended Man? Is this something to be added to the list, like Florida Man?

11 posted on 06/28/2023 2:59:38 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Moonmad27

I’ve taken that train from Burbank to Ventura many times.


12 posted on 06/28/2023 3:03:51 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: nickcarraway

Buttplug is on it.


13 posted on 06/28/2023 3:17:29 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: blackpacific

🤣🤣


14 posted on 06/28/2023 8:17:52 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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