30 injured, 2 critical, in Southern California commuter train collision with truck

Fox News ^ | February 24, 2015 | Fox News

[WhiskeyX]

At least 30 people were injured, including two critically, Tuesday morning when a Metrolink commuter train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles.

Oxnard police Sgt. Denise Shadinger said the crash was reported at 5:44 a.m. Shadinger said the truck became fully engulfed in flames. Authorities are describing the scene as a multi-casualty incident.

Details of the injuries were not immediately clear.

[molson209]

Is the truck driver one of Obama Illegals ?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

It will be interesting to see the truck drivers demographics.

[cripplecreek]

According to the news, the driver fled the scene.

[molson209]

According to the news, the driver fled the scene.

he’s in custody and being questioned ,as soon as they get a translator ,if he’s an Obama Illegal he’ll be released with No Charges

[EveningStar]

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[Army Air Corps]

Willie Green Memorial Ping.

[wally_bert]

Maybe even citizenship if he doesn’t already have it.

[SevenofNine]

Yup the truck try cut front of rail line that cause it ES

I used ride Little Metrolink train ES

I notice some serious a**hole behavior with the cars

[GeronL]

these trains keep swerving to hit people, I swear

we should call them Pit-Trains

[Paladin2]

There is something top be said for heavy rail (A real locomotive pulling the passenger cars).

[Blood of Tyrants]

Sounds about right. Nothing can come between an illegal alien felon and his work permit.

[nuconvert]

That’s my guess since he fled the scene

[Dagnabitt]

Reports coming in now of a traffic jam near the site composed entirely of Spanish-language tort lawyers.

[Pelham]

“Is the truck driver one of Obama Illegals ?”

Considering that he ran from the scene that would be my first guess.

But don’t forget the Bush family love of illegals. Dubya did his damnedest to ram amnesty through and Jeb will be worse.

And they aren’t the only GOP members of the treason lobby. Most of the GOP establishment are just the same.

[Pelham]

This had a locomotive but it was a pusher. Most of the cars are a new design that holds up better in a crash and none of them broke open. But the passengers aren’t belted in and 28 have been hospitalized with three critical.

KTLA has had good coverage:

http://ktla.com/on-air/live-streaming/

[bus man]

There is something top be said for heavy rail (A real locomotive pulling the passenger cars).

I understand what you're getting at here, but just so you know, "heavy rail" refers to its relative carrying capacity, not the weight of the rolling stock. "Heavy rail" equates to "subway" or "Metro"; e.g. the Red Line in Los Angeles. "Light rail" is somewhat like "trolley"; the Blue Line is a Los Angeles example. The train at issue here is commuter rail.

Full grade separation would virtually eliminate accidents of this type, and enable faster and more reliable operation, for both trains and vehicle traffic, to boot. But it's insanely expensive.

[al baby]

Maybe a random truck and train derailment Isis style

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Maybe it was one of Obama's Mexican truck drivers...?

[Churchillspirit]

Just listened to an interview with one of the passengers on the train.

His name is Joel Bingham and he helped other passengers out of the damaged coach - still sounded in shock.

A thought occurred that I wished Mark Bingham (United 93) had had a happy ending to his story.

RIP all 911 victims.