Employees that were killed about a mile north of here. The ntsb is at the accident scene on a factfinding mission. Ntsb investigator in charge Jim Southworth arrived in walnut creek this afternoon. With a team of investigators examined the tracks, the signals and the train involved in the deadly accident. The train was in automatic mode when it struck the two maintenance workers who were looking into reports of a dip in the track yesterday afternoon. He said he hopes to interview the train operator tomorrow. Basic questions on what he was doing that evening. What his job assignment was. How he goes about doing his job. Well look at his training. B. A. R. T. Says it was on a routine run and the person behind the carole was an experienced operator. But they said he was a b. A. R. T. Manager training to replace employees and he hadnt operated a train in years. At a candlelight vigil, b. A. R. T. Workers expressed their grief and their anger. Like taking away one of our Family Member for n
Rethink possible. We are here. We have had our differences everywhere, but we look forward to coming back together. They are mourning the loss of two of their own as they learn more about the men killed in yesterdays train accident. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ama dates. Here is the latest on the deadly accident that killed two bart workers. The ntsb has taken over the investigation. The two victims have been identified x but the name of the train operator has not been released. And right now the bart labor strike is still underway with no negotiations scheduled. A special bart Board Meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. The victims were members of the union. We have Team Coverage on the developing story and we begin with abc7 News Reporter lilian kim with what we have learned about the victims. Lilian . Ama, both men are said to have had extensive experience. We are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. Very dedicated, well
San jose. The dense fog advisory is issued for the north by until 11 00. With the fog you want to be careful on the road with lower visibility. You want to use low beams and not the high beams as we take you over to the waldo tunnel. We have an accident, a solo vehicle spunout southbound 101 and the area shaded in orange is an indication of where the fog could affect your commute. To the south, we have another accident in hayward southbound 8 80 blocking one lane. In is a possible fuel spill. Kristen and eric . Safety regulators are reopening the investigation into a fatal accident of a worker at the 49ers stadium unconstruction. There was another fatal accident last week. Matt keller is at the site in santa clara. Osha decided no violation took place when a worker was killed in june. Now investigators are rescinding that decision. Don white was killed by the couple december weight of an elevator. He was an experienced mechanic for a subcontractor. So russia has revealed why they were
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Thanks for joining us. The first monday morning commute, but all focus on a federal investigation into the deadly accident. Two employees are killed by a train. We are in oakland with that story. Nick . This morning, we are here because unions continue to hold the line at the lake merritt bart station on day four of the bart strike, two daze after a bart employee was struck and killed by a train on the tracks between walnut creek and concord. Investigators with the ntsb took over the accident scene on sunday and spent much of the day inspecting the train and conferring with local and state counterparts. This week, the inspector and his team said all will be tested for drugs and alcohol. Safety records will be we viewed and digital data will help investigators determine who was in the cabin of the train and the speed at the time. We will spread out with the expertise that we get from 9 parties and look at every part of what went on
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