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Ohio Man Hit by Train While Texting on Phone

Shannon Weidemann — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:18:39 GMT

A man was trying to cross the railroad tracks in Elmwood Place, Ohio while using his cell phone to send a text message. He missed one train but didn't see the train coming down the other set of tracks. He was hit by the second train. The railroad accident happened on Monday morning.

Witnesses said the man waited for a southbound train to pass, put his head down and started walking across the tracks.
The man apparently did not see or hear a northbound train as it approached, witnesses said.

The man was hurt and taken to a local hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown. The police are investigating the accident.

For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Mass Transit Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Gold Line Train Hits Car at Crossing

Shannon Weidemann — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:55:54 GMT

A Gold Line commuter train running between Los Angeles and Pasadena hit an SUV at a crossing on Friday. The driver of the SUV was hurt in the train accident, as well as five other people. The accident happened at Avenue 50 and Marmion Way. Authorities believe the woman was trying to beat the train. There are flashing lights and bells at the train crossing and they were working at the time of the accident.

"We don't know why she did not stop at the gate," said V.J. Khawani, director of corporate safety for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "Why do people go through red traffic signals and not stop? I really don't know."

The SUV caught on fire and the driver had to be pulled to safety by good samaritans. The woman is reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital.

If you would like to read more about train accidents, please visit InjuryBoard's Train Accidents information page.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Metro Blue Line Train Hits Truck

Shannon Weidemann — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:03:58 GMT

A Metro Blue Line train got into a car accident in Los Angeles when it collided with a truck. The train accident was on the rail line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. Rail travel between the two cities was affected.

The accident took place at 5:26 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Helen Gilstrap.
At least three people were taken to medical centers, he said, but an MTA official described their injuries as minor.

Buses were used to ferry passengers between the affected stations. At least six people were hurt in the train accident.

For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Airline, Cruise, Bus, and Other Mass Transit.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Florida Woman Hit by Freight Train

Shannon Weidemann — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:01:57 GMT

A woman out for a job in Pompano Beach, Florida was hit by a freight train Thursday morning. Her legs were severed in the railroad accident. She was taken to a local hospital to be treated for her injuries.

Authorities did not know how she ended up in the path of the train Thursday morning, but rescue workers speculated she did not hear the locomotive coming because she was listening to her iPod.

The engineer on the train did not know he had hit anyone. She was spotted by a sheriff's deputy along the tracks. The woman is expected to recover from the accident.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruises, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Carpinteria Train Accident Kills Man

Shannon Weidemann — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:04:31 GMT

A business owner in Carpinteria was killed while trying to rescue his dog from an oncoming train. The railroad accident happened on Saturday afternoon on Santa Claus Lane. It was near the victim's business.

Sheriff's investigators said Shapiro died while trying to rescue his best friend.
"Shapiro was walking his dog along a set of train tracks when a train's horn signaled it's approach when his dog failed to move out of his way, shapiro tried to save him."

The 60-year-old man and his 10-year-old dog were both hit by the train and killed. The train did not have time to stop. The man would bring his dog to work with him.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Man Drives Car Onto Train Tracks in San Onofre

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:26:08 GMT

A car that was driven onto train tracks in San Onofre delayed the Metrolink trains by 20 minutes while the railroad accident scene had to be cleaned up. A man was driving his car on the I-5 freeway when he went off the freeway and onto the tracks. No trains were involved in the accident.

The car crashed though the fence about 2:30 p.m. but managed to avoid being hit by oncoming trains. Rangers from San Onofre State Park called firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers to help clear the car, said Chief Ed Fleming of the Orange County Fire Authority. Firefighters from Camp Pendleton helped with the rescue effort.

The driver of the car was hurt, but had no serious injuries. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Two Killed by Metrolink Train

Shannon Weidemann — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:06:31 GMT

Two people were killed and another injured when their car was hit by a Metrolink train in Covina. There have been reports that the crossing gate was not down at the time of the accident. Data from the computer system shows that the arm was down at the time of the accident.

At least one witness to the accident disputed the official account of events.
"I saw the crash happen," said Dale Fessler, a resident of Covina. "The gate wasn't down. The car didn't hit the gate. It went straight through the intersection and hit the train."
Metrolink officials have turned their investigation over to a Covina police accident reconstruction team for further study, Tyrrell said.

The 12-year-old girl that was injured is in stable condition and is expected to recover. Her father and cousin was killed in the accident.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruises, Buses, and Other Mass Transit.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Mystery Woman Hit by Blue Line Train in Long Beach

Shannon Weidemann — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:45:56 GMT

An unidentified woman is in a coma following an accident on March 21st with the Blue Line Train in Long Beach. Police believe she threw herself in front of the train as a suicide attempt. Her fingerprints and belongings yielded no identification of her name. She is being treated at the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

She sustained massive internal injuries and had one leg severed when she was hit by the train and dragged some 40 feet near a platform at Spring Street and Pacific Avenue, police said.
Doctors were forced to amputate the other leg a few days after she was hospitalized.
Witnesses said she was standing next to the tracks before the train arrived, then threw herself on the tracks just at it approached.

The woman was dragged about 40 feet by the train. The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. Trains were rerouted, but most commuters experienced a 10-15 minute delay for the rest of the day. Police are still investigating and ask anyone with information to please contact them.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Peoria Man Killed by Passenger Train

Shannon Weidemann — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:51:37 GMT

A 20-year-old man from Peoria was killed in a railroad accident in Monmouth on Friday. He was struck by a passenger train in front of the Monmouth Public Safety Building at a railroad crossing.

One woman witnessed the tragic accident and ran to the nearby police station to report a pedestrian was just struck by a train.
The woman said it appeared the pedestrian did not realize the eastbound train was coming. A freight train went by just before the passenger train arrived.
" I saw everything, a man on the sidewalk was waiting for a freight train to pass, once it passed the man proceeded to cross the tracks and walked into the path of another train where he was struck," the witness stated.

Lack of visibility at the train crossing due to the surrounding buildings may be part of the reason for the accident. The Monmouth Police Department is investigating the accident.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Lawsuit Settled Over California Train Accident

Shannon Weidemann — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:18:54 GMT

Union Pacific Railroad has settled a lawsuit filed by more than 40 people over a railroad accident that happened in 2003. Box cars came unhooked from a train and crashed into houses and injured people. The train accident happened in Commerce.

David Benjamin, an attorney for the families, says an agreement was reached with more than 40 people from several families during day-long negotiations yesterday before an L-A County Superior Court judge.
Details of the settlement were not disclosed but he says, "for us it comes out a very happy ending" after four years of legal action.

The investigation into the accident revealed the box cars were not fastened properly, allowing 31 cars to derail.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann