An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a county work truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California, critically injuring the truck's driver, authorities said.
June 28, 2023 at 4:10 pm PDT
The train, Amtrak Coast Star Light 14, left Los Angeles Tuesday morning, with stops planned along the west coast, ending with Seattle. Parts of the demolished Ventura County Public Works truck were scattered all around the derailed train cars. McGrath initially said the truck’s driver was believed to have gotten out of the vehicle before the crash, but later clarified that the circumstances leading up to the impact weren’t known.The derailed train cars remained upright on tracks adjacent to an orchard and bare sections of land.
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