New details emerged as the investigation continued into a derailment that occurred after a passenger train struck a water truck in Ventura County.
New details emerged Thursday as the investigation continued into the cause of a derailment that occurred after a passenger train struck a water truck in Moorpark.
The driver of the truck was a Ventura County Public Works Agency employee who was providing dust control to nearby workers at the time of the collision on Wednesday morning, according to investigators.The crash occurred shortly before 11:30 near Los Angeles Avenue and Gabbert Road. Several of the train cars were dislodged from the tracks but all of them remained upright.
Sixteen people, including the driver of the truck, were injured in the collision. No one was critically hurt. On Thursday afternoon, crews were seen installing new tracks at the crash site as train service remained suspended. Oxnard resident Ricky Williams, who commutes to downtown Los Angeles, said the trip usually takes him an hour and 40 minutes on the train. On Thursday he was forced to drive to the Moorpark station, which lengthened his commute to more than two hours.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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