6 Injured When Train, SUV Collide In Highland Park
KCBS-TV
September 21, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― Authorities report a sport utility vehicle smashed through a crossing gate and broadsided a commuter train during Los Angeles' morning rush hour, causing a fire and injuring six people.
The Metro Gold Line train was heading from downtown Los Angeles north to Pasadena when it was struck shortly after 7 a.m. in the Mount Washington area.
The train caught fire but it was quickly put out.
Four train passengers, the train's operator and the SUV's driver were hurt in the crash but the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The commuter train line carries passengers between Los Angeles' Chinatown and suburbs east of the city.
This is the second injury accident involving the Gold Line in less than two weeks.
On September 11th, seven people were injured when a pickup truck ran a red light at a non-gated crossing in the Highland Park area northeast of downtown and struck a train during the morning rush hour. The truck was pinned between the train and a concrete pillar.
The Gold Line opened in 2003.
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Six hurt in Gold Line collision
Pasadena Star
September 21, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A sport utility vehicle broadsided an MTA commuter train during the Friday morning rush hour, causing a fire and injuring six people in the second Gold Line crash in two weeks, authorities said.
The Metro Gold Line train was heading from downtown Los Angeles north to Pasadena when it was struck shortly after 7 a.m. in the Mount Washington area, said David Sotero, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
"The SUV T-boned the train when the crossing gates were down," he said.
It was unclear whether the truck went around the lowered gate or smashed through it, he said. Televised reports showed the crossing gate broken off and lying on the ground. A witness told officials the SUV went around the crossing arm, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Ron Kegel said. About 20 people were on the train, he said.
The train was going about 20 mph when it was struck, Sotero said. Kegel said even at that speed, the operator didn't have time to avoid the vehicle. "The train is several tons. Just the inertia of going even 20 mph, it's going to take some distance before that train can stop," Kegel said.
The train caught fire. It was quickly extinguished but the train was significantly damaged, fire officials said. Four train passengers, the train's operator and the SUV's driver were hurt, but the injuries were not life-threatening, Sotero said.
The commuter train line carries passengers between Los Angeles and suburbs east of the city.
On Sept. 11, seven people were injured when a pickup truck ran a red light at a non-gated crossing in the Highland Park area northeast of downtown - two blocks away from Friday's accident - and struck a train during the morning rush hour. The truck was pinned between the train and a concrete pillar.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Blue Line Hits Car & Injures 4 in Downtown LA
4 Injured When Metro Blue Line Train, Car Collide
KCBS-TV
September 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― Four people suffered minor injuries Monday when a vehicle and a Metro Blue Line train collided near downtown Los Angeles, officials said.
Paramedics were sent to Flower Street and Washington Boulevard at 11:10 a.m., Diana Igawa of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
No one on the train was injured, Igawa said.
The circumstances of the collision were under investigation.
KCBS-TV
September 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― Four people suffered minor injuries Monday when a vehicle and a Metro Blue Line train collided near downtown Los Angeles, officials said.
Paramedics were sent to Flower Street and Washington Boulevard at 11:10 a.m., Diana Igawa of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
No one on the train was injured, Igawa said.
The circumstances of the collision were under investigation.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Gold Line Going 15 mph Injures 7, Crushes F-150 Like a Potato Chip Bag & Traps Motorist
7 hurt when Gold Line train hits truck at Highland Park crossing
Los Angeles Times
By Andrew Blankstein and Tami Abdollah
September 12, 2007
A Gold Line light-rail train carrying dozens of people hit a pickup during rush hour Tuesday morning in Highland Park, injuring seven people, authorities said.
The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. at a crossing at Avenue 55 and Marmion Way.
The 35-year-old driver of the pickup truck was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena with unspecified injuries, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Suzan Young said.
The driver was awake and alert but was considered in critical condition because of the potential for internal injuries, a Fire Department official said.
The truck was severely damaged.
Six people on the train – including the operator and a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy providing security on the train – were being treated for minor neck and back injuries, Young said.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the southbound train was carrying as many as 60 people.
A witness told investigators the pickup driver tried to beat the train, which was passing through a crossing that has lights and bells but no gates, MTA spokesman Jose Ubaldo said.
“Either he disregarded the signals – and there are plenty going along that Gold Line, so he had to disregard it – or he wasn’t paying attention,” said d’Lisa Davies, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
She said she did not know whether all the signals were working Tuesday morning.
Among the injured passengers was a 52-year-old woman who jumped off the train after the crash and broke one of her legs.
MTA officials said trains usually travel 15 mph to 20 mph through the area, a narrow stretch of track that is blocks from the Highland Park station.
The 14-mile Gold Line, which opened in 2003, connects Pasadena and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
About 20,000 people travel the route daily. Each car holds up to 144 passengers and costs $2.36 million.
Shuttle buses took passengers to stations south and north of the accident.
Heavy equipment was brought in to move the train.
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7 Injured When Gold Line Train, Truck Collide
KCBS-TV
September 11, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― Seven people were injured today, one of them critically, when a Metro Gold Line train collided with a pickup truck in the Highland Park area, authorities said.
The train was southbound when it collided with the pickup at 7:54 a.m. in the 100 block of North Avenue 55, said Metro's Jose Ubaldo. According to a witness, the truck may have run a red light, he said.
Firefighters freed the driver of the pickup, and paramedics took him to a hospital in critical condition, said d'Lisa Davies of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A half-dozen people on the train -- four passengers, the train's operator and a sheriff's deputy -- complained of neck and back pain, Ubaldo said.
Rail service was interrupted until 1:30 p.m., he said.
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Los Angeles Times
By Andrew Blankstein and Tami Abdollah
September 12, 2007
A Gold Line light-rail train carrying dozens of people hit a pickup during rush hour Tuesday morning in Highland Park, injuring seven people, authorities said.
The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. at a crossing at Avenue 55 and Marmion Way.
The 35-year-old driver of the pickup truck was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena with unspecified injuries, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Suzan Young said.
The driver was awake and alert but was considered in critical condition because of the potential for internal injuries, a Fire Department official said.
The truck was severely damaged.
Six people on the train – including the operator and a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy providing security on the train – were being treated for minor neck and back injuries, Young said.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the southbound train was carrying as many as 60 people.
A witness told investigators the pickup driver tried to beat the train, which was passing through a crossing that has lights and bells but no gates, MTA spokesman Jose Ubaldo said.
“Either he disregarded the signals – and there are plenty going along that Gold Line, so he had to disregard it – or he wasn’t paying attention,” said d’Lisa Davies, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
She said she did not know whether all the signals were working Tuesday morning.
Among the injured passengers was a 52-year-old woman who jumped off the train after the crash and broke one of her legs.
MTA officials said trains usually travel 15 mph to 20 mph through the area, a narrow stretch of track that is blocks from the Highland Park station.
The 14-mile Gold Line, which opened in 2003, connects Pasadena and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
About 20,000 people travel the route daily. Each car holds up to 144 passengers and costs $2.36 million.
Shuttle buses took passengers to stations south and north of the accident.
Heavy equipment was brought in to move the train.
andrew.blankstein@latimes.com
tami.abdollah@latimes.com
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7 Injured When Gold Line Train, Truck Collide
KCBS-TV
September 11, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― Seven people were injured today, one of them critically, when a Metro Gold Line train collided with a pickup truck in the Highland Park area, authorities said.
The train was southbound when it collided with the pickup at 7:54 a.m. in the 100 block of North Avenue 55, said Metro's Jose Ubaldo. According to a witness, the truck may have run a red light, he said.
Firefighters freed the driver of the pickup, and paramedics took him to a hospital in critical condition, said d'Lisa Davies of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A half-dozen people on the train -- four passengers, the train's operator and a sheriff's deputy -- complained of neck and back pain, Ubaldo said.
Rail service was interrupted until 1:30 p.m., he said.
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- Pictures of the accident in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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