Passenger train derails after hitting tanker truck in California

Record ID: 1732529

  • Title: Passenger train derails after hitting tanker truck in California
  • Date: 28th June 2023
  • Summary: MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 28, 2023) (REUTERS) DEBRIS FROM PASSENGER AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT SEEN ON GROUND, PARTIALLY DERAILED TRAIN SEEN IN BACKGROUND TRAIN CARRIAGES THAT ARE PARTIALLY DERAILED DEBRIS FROM WATER TRUCK HIT BY TRAIN / DERAILED TRAIN DERAILED CARRIAGES SEEN FROM THE SIDE DEBRIS FROM WATER TRUCK, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT SITE OFFICIALS ADDRESSING MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CAPTAIN, DEAN WORTHY, SAYING: "Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the Fire Department responded to this scenery right here, for what was reported as a train derailment. Upon arrival, officers and fire paramedics discovered that the Amtrak trains, approximately ten cars, had impacted a vehicle. We have determined that vehicle is a water truck and it's presumed to be a county water truck. Preliminary information suggests the water truck was in the area to deliver some water to some local ranches north of our location here." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CAPTAIN, DEAN WORTHY, SAYING: "We have reports of approximately 190 to 210 passengers that traveled on the train. The train was headed for Seattle, next stop due, before this collision was intended to be Oxnard." VENTURA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER ANDY VANSCIVER SPEAKING TO JOURNALIST (NOT A SOUNDBITE) (SOUNDBITE) (English) VENTURA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER, ANDY VANSCIVER, SAYING: "I just got information from our unified incident command that we currently have eight injured passengers, one that has moderate injuries and we do not know what that moderate injury happens to be. And seven are minor injuries. All being transported to the hospital. Our firefighters continue to evaluate everybody at the triage centers we have established and we expect, as anyone that's been in a traumatic incident, that maybe aches and pains will start showing up. We're maintaining a medical watch on everybody, providing water and care and treatment as needed." OFFICIALS ADDRESSING MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) VENTURA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER, ANDY VANSCIVER, SAYING: "(We were) fortunate today that the cars didn't fall over or become... there was a small fire underneath the baggage car. One of the things that firefighters did was immediately extinguish that fire so they can work on the rescue aspects. The majority of the train personnel were able to self-extricate, meaning they got out of the train on their own." VARIOUS OF TRAIN ATTENDANTS SITTING ON RAILWAYS VEHICLE ARRIVING AT SITE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER TRAVELING ON TRAIN, MATTHEW ROBERTS, SAYING: "It was very brief. Felt the train make impact and you know, threw me forward and the car... immediately got up to see if everyone around me was okay. Car filled with a lot of dust and took about 30 seconds for the train to come to a stop, assess the situation, make sure everyone is okay and got to the exit, and clear the way. And yeah, that's about it." VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS AT TRIAGE AREA (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER TRAVELING ON TRAIN, DEBBIE WELSFORD, SAYING: "All of a sudden we hit very hard and things were flying around, our luggage, my cup, the water, everything was just flying around the room and we realized we hit something." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER TRAVELING ON TRAIN, DEBBIE WELSFORD, SAYING: "My husband has a scrape on his legs, backs hurt. We had problems exiting the train because it was really steep and loose gravel. So we both fell down the hill. I don't think we were the only ones that did so... but they've been fantastic here helping us out." PASSENGERS IN TRIAGE AREA, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT SITE TRAIN CARRIAGES THAT PARTIALLY DERAILED VARIOUS OF DERAILED TRAIN AND DEBRIS FROM WATER TRUCK EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT SITE
  • Embargoed: 12th July 2023 23:01
  • Keywords: Amtrak California Seattle crash derailment train water truck
  • Location: MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001343728062023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:An Amtrak train carrying more than 190 passengers en route to Seattle partially derailed on Wednesday (June 28) after hitting a water truck in Moorpark, California.
    The accident was reported at around 11:30 local time (1800 GMT) and emergency crews were deployed to the scene.
    Ventura County Sheriff's Office Capt. Dean Worthy told reporters the tanker is presumed to be a county truck that was delivering water to local ranches.
    Out of the more than 190 passengers and employees traveling on the train, only eight suffered moderate to minor injuries and were transferred to a hospital, firefighter Andy VanSciver said.
    Firefighters and paramedics established a triage area to treat the rest of the passengers, some of whom said they felt they'd "hit very hard" with something ahead of exiting the cars.
    The cause of the crash is being investigated by authorities.
    (Production: Andrea Rodriguez)
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