Actually came right off of the tracks when the train slammed into a tractor trailer. This cell phone video shows the craft that happened before turn at 5 45 a. M. It was on facebook. The commuter train has left Oxnard Transit Center and was headed eastbound when it slammed into a tractor trailer. Video from kabc showed the chilling moments directly following the crash. All five rail cars tumbled off the tracks and three lie on their sides frightening passengers. Emergency crews treated dozens of those injured on tarps scrawled out in the middle of the brocked off street. More than half of the victims were taken to the hospital. The injuries ranged from significant head trauma and extremity trauma to mechanic and back injuries. Driver of the tractor trailer was not hurt. This is his truck now. It burned up. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. We do not know why. He was found a little while later some miles down the road unharmed and currently is in police custody. It is not clear
Start. Hopefully you have frost covered seats. We look at the toll plaza the metering lights will be turned on. Right now we are seeing heavy backups away from the maze. In san jose right now that is a look at 280 at highway san jose six or seven miles up north into cupertino with a brand new accident involving a motorcycle and that is affecting the commute. Developing news now crews are continuing their repair work to fix a menlo park train crossing after being damned in damaged in a deadly crash. We have more on impact on the commute. Matt . I talked with the supervisor for a timetable open repairs at the crossing and he has no timeline. You can see the workers are trying to get the crossing arms up. The good news we have seen the trains roll through including the first northbound train 10 minutes ago. This is video of yesterdays crash. A car was hit by a southbound express moving at 79 Miles Per Hour. Crews extricated the 30yearold female driver and rushed her to stanford. She died
Kick off our exclusive dancing with the stars reveal. The cast bus arriving just moments ago. Youre about to find out why its the biggest season ever and it starts now only on gma. And we do say good morning, america. We want tot get to the breaking news as we come on the air live on the west coast. A commuter train colliding with a vehicle in los angeles. 30 people injured. Abcs cecilia vega joins us on the phone. Reporter the scene is still unfolding an details are still coming in. Heres what we know and what were seeing. There are three metro train car that is via leaptly toppled off of the track. They are turned on their side. They have flipped off of the tracks. This happened just before 6 00 a. M. This is a commuter train, people heading to work from california. About 70 miles outside of los angeles. This train was bound for los angeles. We know as you said multiple injuries. Police are telling us that more than 30 people are hurt. We are seeing at this scene people being rushed
Their sides while igniting the truck into flames. You can see that truck is completely demolished. Reporter firefighters and First Responders pulled the injured from the train in all 28 injuries, four of them critical. Sort of flipping on the pole like a flag. Everybody in shock a lot of shock. Reporter the driver of the truck fled the scene on foot. We dont know why but he was found a little while later. One of our patrol officers saw what he believed to be a disoriented male walking approximately one to two miles south. This individual was a produce truck driver. Reporter the conductor according to metrolink, was able to see the truck on the tracks slowing down before impact possibly avoiding a more worse outcome. They are sending a team to lead the accident investigation. The biggest question, why did that truck end up on the tracks . Several tragedies involving passenger trains have happened recently in the bay area. The latest one today in palo alto. Vic lee is live where official
Mother, in connection with these series of events trotta was wanted on Reckless Endangerment and other charges. Elinor is now in the care of the fbi and efforts are underway to reunite the girl with her mother. We are awaiting the News Conference to begin and awaiting details about how this all came about and Michael Trotta and his daughter were found in massachusetts. Live in minquadale, im sara bloomquist channel 6 action news. Thank you sara, now to a developing story a natural gas explosion leveled auto home at the jersey shore 15 people were hurt and two of them critically and evacuations remain there tonight. It happened in stafford township ocean county and its now nothing but charred rubble. Nora muchanic is live on route 9 in stafford township with the latest on everything that unfolded today. Reporter good afternoon rick neighbors talk about and explosion that you could hear and feel all over, it rocked oak avenue early this morning, it continued to disrupt life even though f