Amtrak train in California partially derails after colliding with truck

An Amtrak prepare in California partially derailed after crashing right into a water truck, officers mentioned Wednesday. 

Ventura County police and hearth officers responded to a “prepare versus automobile” collision that occurred within the metropolis of Moorpark shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Practice quantity 14, the Coast Star Gentle, was touring from Seattle to Los Angeles when it struck a water truck blocking the tracks, Amtrak mentioned in a press release. 

“A number of the automobiles have derailed however are nonetheless upright,” the Ventura County Sheriff’s Division tweeted. The prepare had eight automobiles, together with a baggage automobile, eating automobile, two coaches, a lounge, and three sleepers, together with two locomotives, in keeping with the Ventura County Fire Department. Three of the automobiles derailed, the fireplace division mentioned, nevertheless it didn’t specify which of them.

Roughly 198 passengers and 13 crew have been evacuated from the prepare. Eight passengers, most with minor accidents, have been transported to native hospitals, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Division mentioned. “One individual transported by way of ambulance to an area hospital,” the Ventura County Hearth Division tweeted. 

In response to dispatch audio from the Ventura County Hearth Division, one crew member was injured within the collision and there was “extreme harm” to the prepare.