8 Injured At Union Station As Metrolink Train Slams Into Stationary Train - Beritaja

Eight group were injured Wednesday greeting erstwhile a Metrolink train arriving astatine Union Station collided pinch a stationary train, authorities said.

The incident took spot about 7:30 a.m., and 1 rider was taken to a infirmary for treatment, said Metrolink spokesperson Brett Hawkins. Six passengers and the train conductor suffered insignificant injuries.

Ventura County Line Train 104 was carrying 85 passengers erstwhile it slammed into an quiet Metrolink train astatine the platform. The origin of the collision is nether investigation by Metrolink’s safety, information and compliance department.

The impacted trains were going to beryllium utilized for San Bernardino Line Trains 310 and 327, some of which were past canceled.

“Fortunately, astatine that clip of morning, we person San Bernardino Line trains moving each 30 minutes, truthful the operational effect wasn’t excessively heavy,” said Hawkins.

In June a semi-truck collided pinch a Metrolink train successful Moorpark, sidesplitting the motortruck driver and sending 1 rider to the hospital. In January, a Metrolink train struck a car successful the City of Industry, killing 2 people wrong the vehicle.