1 Hospitalized In Amtrak Injury In Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, CA — A person who may have been hit by an Amtrak train in Northridge Monday was taken to a hospital.

Paramedics were sent to the 8900 block of Corbin Avenue about 10:50 a.m. on a report that a person was found injured near the railroad tracks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The person was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.

According to Amtrak Alerts, Coast Starlight Train 14, which departed Los Angeles, was stopped north of Van Nuys "due to a trespasser incident."

Shortly after noon, Amtrak reported that the train "is back on the move and is currently operating approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes late into Simi Valley."

City News Service