OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Three cars of a Southern California Metrolink commuter train have derailed and tumbled onto their sides after a collision with a truck on tracks in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles.
Oxnard police Sgt. Denise Shadinger says the crash reported at 5:44 a.m. Tuesday caused a number of injuries.
Shadinger says the truck became fully engulfed in flames.
A KABC-TV news helicopter is showing firefighters treating numerous people at the scene.
Metrolink’s website says the train was on a run from Ventura County to Los Angeles.
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