Blue Line Train Involved in Fatality
20-year-old Female Run Over
KABC-TV
April 14, 2007
LOS ANGELES - A young woman was fatally run over by a Blue Line train on the south side of downtown Saturday, a fire official said.
Paramedics were sent to the 1800 block of South San Pedro Street at 12:28 p.m., said Los Angeles city fire spokesperson d'Lisa Davies.
The Long Beach-bound light-rail train was unable to stop before striking 20-year-old Maxmiliana Gomez. The Blue Line driver stated that a group of three -- two males and Gomez -- attempted to run across the tracks in front of the train. The young woman was unsuccessful in her attempt and she was declared dead at the scene.
"Maxi Force Airbags" were used to extricate the body from underneath the train, which took an hour.
The accident delayed service on the downtown-to-Long-Beach line.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Blue Line Totals SUV in Long Beach
Blue Line collides with SUV
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Tomio Geron
April 13, 2007
An SUV traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard made a wrong-way turn onto Seventh Street in front of a Metro train, which totaled the SUV and resulted in severe damage to the front of the train. A passenger in the SUV was treated at the scene.
The accident occurred when the driver of a silver Ford Expedition traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard made a wrong turn heading east onto westbound Seventh Street.
The southbound train, with about 75 passengers aboard, struck the SUV and dragged it a short distance through the intersection before stopping.
The driver of the SUV was uninjured, but was taken to a hospital as a precaution, said Will Nash, a Long Beach Fire Department spokesman.
A passenger in the vehicle was treated and released at the scene.
There were no injuries reported among the train riders, said Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo.
Long Beach Boulevard was closed to traffic for several hours between Sixth and Eighth streets while emergency crews responded to the scene and removed the SUV, which was stuck to the front of the train.
The Blue Line was diverted around the damaged train and continued to operate in both directions. Ubaldo said the damaged train would be taken to a yard to be inspected or repaired. Nash said he did not know why the driver tried to make the illegal turn.
The SUV had Pennsylvania license plates, Nash said.
Trenton Barnett, 31, of Long Beach, was eating breakfast in a McDonald's restaurant that is directly in front of where the accident occurred.
"I heard screaming, then I saw the train was dragging the truck to a complete stop," Barnett said.
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Tomio Geron
April 13, 2007
An SUV traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard made a wrong-way turn onto Seventh Street in front of a Metro train, which totaled the SUV and resulted in severe damage to the front of the train. A passenger in the SUV was treated at the scene.
The accident occurred when the driver of a silver Ford Expedition traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard made a wrong turn heading east onto westbound Seventh Street.
The southbound train, with about 75 passengers aboard, struck the SUV and dragged it a short distance through the intersection before stopping.
The driver of the SUV was uninjured, but was taken to a hospital as a precaution, said Will Nash, a Long Beach Fire Department spokesman.
A passenger in the vehicle was treated and released at the scene.
There were no injuries reported among the train riders, said Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo.
Long Beach Boulevard was closed to traffic for several hours between Sixth and Eighth streets while emergency crews responded to the scene and removed the SUV, which was stuck to the front of the train.
The Blue Line was diverted around the damaged train and continued to operate in both directions. Ubaldo said the damaged train would be taken to a yard to be inspected or repaired. Nash said he did not know why the driver tried to make the illegal turn.
The SUV had Pennsylvania license plates, Nash said.
Trenton Barnett, 31, of Long Beach, was eating breakfast in a McDonald's restaurant that is directly in front of where the accident occurred.
"I heard screaming, then I saw the train was dragging the truck to a complete stop," Barnett said.
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