A woman who was aboard the train and was injured during the derailment told Denver7 the train took the curb too fast. via PattrikPerez
AURORA, Colo. — Cleanup continued into the early afternoon Thursday at the site of the RTD train derailment that injured multiple people the day before.
The impact left her with a large bruise on her leg, along with a bump on her head. She’s thankful the injuries weren’t more severe.Only three people had to be taken to the hospital for treatment, and all are expected to be OK, first responders said at the scene. In that instance, investigators say the operator was speeding. Citing an active investigation, RTD would not confirm Thursday if speed was a factor in this latest crash.
As part of its collective action plan with the PUC, RTD also planned to investigate installing a system that would control a train’s speed to prevent collisions and derailments. However, due to budget cuts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency did not have the funding for it, according to the most recently available document from PUC. RTD would not answer questions about it.“It could have been worse.
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