OAKLAND, Calif Sat Oct 1, 2011 3:18pm EDT
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An Amtrak passenger train and also some sort of park pick up truck collided Friday night time in the north California rail crossing, and nearly 40 people were ingested to be able to hospitals for healing regarding minor injuries , an Amtrak spokeswoman mentioned on Saturday.
All of the wounded were unveiled without staying hospitalized, spokeswoman Vernae Graham said, incorporating that this coach after accomplished their manage from Oakland to be able to Bakersfield having a majority of the original persons on board.
The train, transporting an overall total with 191 people plus crew, collided considering the 18 wheeler from concerning 7:15 p.m. area moment in the crossing in close proximity to Antioch, regarding 30 miles northeast regarding Oakland, Graham said.
The front-leading cab car, damaged in the crash, seemed to be taken off to somewhat of a side trail and also swapped out having a freight train earned to push this prepare for that remainder connected with it has the trip, Graham said.
She said the particular crossing the location where the experience taken place was a personal one runs by simply a new railroad crossing sign, nevertheless it was not with forewarning signals or gates.
There ended up being simply no quick endorsed word of mouth within the fate in the 18 wheeler driver, but Graham reported your woman understood this taxi driver suffered reasonably trivial injuries.
(Reporting through Laird Harrison and Jerry Norton )
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