Crime & Safety
Metrolink Train Hits Unoccupied Vehicle; No Injuries
The train was enroute from Los Angeles to Oceanside. (Breaking)
ANAHEIM, CA – A Metrolink train rammed into an unoccupied vehicle today on the crossing at East South Street, delaying passengers for about 90 minutes, but no one was injured.
Train 600, which starts at Union Station in Los Angeles and was headed to Oceanside, slammed into the vehicle about 8:35 a.m., said Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson.
There were 220 passengers aboard, but no one complained of injuries, he said. The train sustained minor damage, but was able to continue its route at 10 a.m., Johnson said.
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Metrolink train 687 was delayed about 30 minutes because of the collision, Johnson said. "Certainly, we anticipate by the afternoon rush all trains will be back on schedule,'' Johnson said late this morning.
It was not immediately clear why the vehicle was on the tracks.
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Update: OC Line tracks are now open between Fullerton & Anaheim. Individual train delays will be posted accordingly.
— Metrolink (@Metrolink) August 7, 2017
Update: OC Line 687 to Los Angeles is on the move & delayed 30-35 minutes due to track closure; train 600 had struck a vehicle on the tracks
— Metrolink (@Metrolink) August 7, 2017
--City News Service/Image via Metrolink
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