It has been extensively reported in the media that train cars carrying toxic cargo fell off a bridge in New Jersey next week and that due to the accident, several houses were evacuated and multiple schools were closed. According to the multiple reports, 71 residents were sent to the hospital with respiratory issues after the occurrence. Some complained of experiencing scratchy throats as well. News agencies reported that sixty-eight patients were later sent back home. Officials from the local environmental (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several news agencies, schools in New Jersey are being shut down after the authorities noted that rising levels of chemicals have been detected in the Delaware River, which is linked to a freight train wreck that occurred last week due to the collapsing of the bridge over the Mantua Creek. News reports have indicated that the streaming was found to be contaminated with highly toxic industrial chemical. Inspectors looked into the region after the train fell into the (read more)
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01
Nov
2012
Fatal Train Versus Car Crash Under Investigation
It’s been extensively reported in the news that one person was fatally wounded while another was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries as a result of an accident that involved a freight train and a car on Wednesday. According to several media outlets, the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene to find the passenger of a Honda Civic dead and a driver seriously injured after a freight train crashed into the stopped vehicle. The authorities revealed that the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of media outlets, crews have been working on repairing the railroad tracks that have been damaged after a big rig collided against an Amtrak train. Like we’ve reported previously, twenty passengers were reportedly injured as a result of the accident, however, passengers did not suffer any serious wounds, according to the news. Official reports released by the authorities showed that the accident that happened in California’s Central Valley made the passengers uneasy after the impact sent (read more)
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28
Mar
2012
Woman Hit By Train in Daggett
According to multiple local news agencies, a woman was unfortunately killed after a moving train hit her last Saturday evening. The official release issued by the California Highway Patrol has showed that a 45-year-old woman was walking by Daggett Yermo Road when a train hit her just south of Santa Fe Street. Emergency crews arrived at the scene promptly but it was too late for them to try to do anything for her. The pedestrian was declared dead at the scene. According (read more)
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22
Nov
2011
Truck Driver Injured After Colliding With Train
According to news sources, a truck driver was injured in an accident that took place Monday afternoon when he reportedly failed to notice an approaching train while traveling on the roadway. The train struck the truck and continued pushing it until it finally came to a stop about 200 feet later. The incident caused injury to the 25-year-old truck driver, who reportedly failed to notice the oncoming train traveling at speeds of about 20 mph. The man’s truck was reportedly (read more)
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17
Nov
2011
Train Collides With Truck In Santa Fe Avenue
According to news sources, a train collided with a truck Wednesday morning and caused the closure of South Santa Fe Avenue after the non injury accident took place. The roadway was subsequently reopened after the temporary closure caused by the collision. The accident reportedly did not result in any injuries. The collision took place south of the Gardena (91) Freeway at South Santa Fe Avenue when the Union Pacific freight train reportedly collided with the truck, the California Highway Patrol (read more)
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18
Oct
2011
Train Collision Causes Hazmat Cleanup
According to news sources, two freight trains reportedly filled with corrosive chemicals collided near Sixth Street and I-10, leading to a serious hazmat cleanup effort in order to prevent re-closing the I-10 freeway. The accident occurred this morning and Caltrans crews have been on the scene attempting to clear the area. Two freight trains collided into one another, derailing about six tank cars filled with hazardous materials. A bridge near the accident was also reportedly hit by one of the (read more)
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13
Oct
2011
Train Collides Into a Vacated Vehicle
A train collided into a vacated vehicle parked on the railway tracks in Davis when a DUI suspect reportedly exited the car before the train crashed into it Wednesday night, according to news sources. The woman parked the Honda on the County Road 32A and County Road 105 railroad tracks when an Amtrak train crashed into it, a California Highway Patrol official said. The car was set ablaze as a result of the collision, with the fire being later extinguished (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news sources, about 16 people were injured Wednesday when an Amtrak train collided head-on with another stationary Amtrak train after running past a red light. The train reportedly ran a red light while traveling at speeds of about 15 to 20 mph near Webster Street and Embarcadero when it collided with the stationary Amtrak train, an Oakland Fire Department official said. Reports seem to suggest that about 150 people were on board both trains at the time when (read more)
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