Dozens of people were reportedly injured in a commuter train crash near Oxnard, Calif., that hit at the start of Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Emergency crews are working among several Metrolink train cars that were thrown onto their sides by the powerful collision.
The crash occurred around 5:40 a.m. local time in Ventura County close to Oxnard, some 70 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. A tractor trailer truck was reportedly on the track; dramatic images from the scene show a large fire burning in the early-morning darkness.
Reports of casualties vary. Several media, including the AP and the local CBS TV station, say at least 30 people were injured.
Details are still emerging (cont’d)
