Commuter train derails in suburban LA

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[beer]

wow, this shouldn't be happening in a first world country, tragic when it does

 

[dethman]

sucks.

 

[dabuddha]

Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

 

[Ime]

Man, I'd hate to be in the front of one of the trains seeing the other train coming at you.

What do you do? Scream "INCOMING!"? Say a prayer? Jump?

Ick!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

it's all over the LA news . . . . two metro link trains hit each other and a Union Pacific locomotive.

LOTS and lots of serious injuries . . . . 4 confirmed deaths . . . . fortunately there are MANY trauma centers very close by - UNlike a 3rd world country.

Weather and FOG is bad for rescues.

 

[shopbruin]

watching the news right now, it's crazy. one train completely on it's side, another the first train is off the track and facing the opposite direction...

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

yeah:Q:brokenheart:

 

[neovan]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

I heard from the radio over 100 injured and 3 confirmed deaths. I go to this area all the time. Its in the Atwater Village where a Best Buy and Costco are located. Hope most of them are minor injuries. :brokenheart:

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: beer
wow, this shouldn't be happening in a first world country, tragic when it does

What does that have to do with an accident? They do happen.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

I heard from the radio over 100 injured and 3 confirmed deaths. I go to this area all the time. Its in the Atwater Village where a Best Buy and Costco are located. Hope most of them are minor injuries. :brokenheart:

5 dead.

LOTS of SERIOUS injuries.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Sorry to hear this. We've had a few big ones in the UK in the last few years.

 

[rh71]

anyone in the car that was on the tracks ?

 

[neovan]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Damn. Any estimates on how many people were injured?

I heard from the radio over 100 injured and 3 confirmed deaths. I go to this area all the time. Its in the Atwater Village where a Best Buy and Costco are located. Hope most of them are minor injuries. :brokenheart:

5 dead.

LOTS of SERIOUS injuries.

WOW....MSNBC reporting that 9 are dead now.

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: rh71
anyone in the car that was on the tracks ?

Driver of the car survived (don't think he was in the car when it was hit) and is supposedly in police custody being questioned.

 

[isasir]

This is eerily like the opening episode of the TV show 24.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Ime
Man, I'd hate to be in the front of one of the trains seeing the other train coming at you.

What do you do? Scream "INCOMING!"? Say a prayer? Jump?

Ick!

<wow> /train </wow>
"CHOOO CHOO!"

 

[Adul]

wow that is near my old neighborhood :Q

 

[TravisT]

Sorry to hear this. All of this caused by some guy not paying attention to the railroad tracks.

 

[beer]

Appearantly the police think the car was placed in the tracks intentionally - not by accident.

 

[shopbruin]

from what i'm hearing - the guy was trying to commit suicide, chickened out, left the car on the tracks, and then the trains derailed.

all unconfirmed right now.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: beer
Appearantly the police think the car was placed in the tracks intentionally - not by accident.

yeah... either it is a very ill-tasted prank, or a crazed individual's rampage.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Wow....this is eerily similar to what happened on the first episode of 24 this season, with a car being deliberately parked on the tracks.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: freesia39
from what i'm hearing - the guy was trying to commit suicide, chickened out, left the car on the tracks, and then the trains derailed.

all unconfirmed right now.

:Q:|

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: freesia39
from what i'm hearing - the guy was trying to commit suicide, chickened out, left the car on the tracks, and then the trains derailed.

all unconfirmed right now.

:Q:|

If that was the case, he shoulda done what normal people do and not use the friggin car, just throw his body in front of the train or something, not use a 3000lb vehicle that could derail a train and take at least 10 other people with him.