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Dump Truck Hit By Train Injures Nearly 2 Dozen People
An Amtrak train collided with a dump truck at a sight where a similar crash earlier this month that injured nearly two dozen people. The accident occurred at a private railway crossing near Somis on Wednesday.
It happened around 2 p.m. on tracks near Sand Canyon Road, about nine miles southwest of Moorpark, said California Highway Patrol Officers.
The investigation being conducted by the officers indicate that the dump truck drove onto the tracks in front of the westbound train.
Pacific Surfliner No. 769 was headed to Goleta in Santa Barbara County carrying 109 passengers and four crew members, said an Amtrak spokeswoman.
Another crash occurred August 5th at the same sight of a this crash when a southbound Amtrak train collided with a large dump truck crossing the tracks near Somis.
The truck's driver and his passenger were seriously injured, and 20 train passengers sustained minor to moderate injuries and were rushed to local hospitals.
In response to the August 5th crash, safety upgrades are planned for the private crossing as well as another one that was deemed unsafe in rural Ventura County.
$494,000 in federal money will be needed by County transit officials to add gates, bells and lights in an effort to upgrade safety at several private, unguarded crossings.
The intersection where Wednesday's collision occurred was not included in the plan, said the manager of rail programs for the Ventura County Transportation Commission.
Officials hope to upgrade a farm road and bridge that crosses Canyon Creek that would serve as an alternate route for motorists.