Eight folks had been injured Wednesday morning when a Metrolink prepare arriving at Union Station collided with a stationary prepare, authorities mentioned.
The incident came about round 7:30 a.m., and one passenger was taken to a hospital for therapy, mentioned Metrolink spokesperson Brett Hawkins. Six passengers and the prepare conductor suffered minor accidents.
Ventura County Line Prepare 104 was carrying 85 passengers when it slammed into an empty Metrolink prepare on the platform. The reason for the collision is beneath investigation by Metrolink’s security, safety and compliance division.
The impacted trains had been going for use for San Bernardino Line Trains 310 and 327, each of which had been then canceled.
“Fortuitously, at the moment of morning, we have now San Bernardino Line trains working each half-hour, so the operational affect wasn’t too heavy,” mentioned Hawkins.
In June, a semitruck collided with a Metrolink prepare in Moorpark, killing the truck driver and sending one passenger to the hospital. In January, a Metrolink prepare struck a automobile within the Metropolis of Trade, killing two folks contained in the automobile.
