Injuries Minor After Train Strikes Tractor
From Times Staff Reports
An Amtrak train carrying 80 passengers hit a tractor trailer hauling frozen strawberries Monday, causing some minor injuries.
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner struck the truck about 4:30 p.m. at the rail crossing at 5th Street and Rose Avenue, said Fire Battalion Chief Chris Donabedian. He said the train did not derail and the guardrails and crossing lights were operating properly.
The train originated in San Diego at noon and was headed to San Luis Obispo. The truck was hauling 100 55-gallon drums of the frozen strawberries.
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