Several people injured when Altamont Corridor Express train collides with fallen tree near Fremont, California
Modified Date:
Tue, 03/08/2016 - 6:51amAccident Date:
Tuesday, March 8, 201614 hurt as commuter train derails — no ACE service Tuesday
An Altamont Corridor Express train full of Silicon Valley commuters derailed Monday evening northeast of Fremont, injuring 14 passengers — four seriously — as the first car apparently slammed into a tree that had fallen across the tracks before plunging into a rain-swollen creek in rural Niles Canyon, authorities said.
Nine hurt after fallen tree derails Northern California commuter train
"It was dark, wet, it was raining. It was very chaotic," Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said. "This is an absolute miracle that no one was killed, no passengers or first responders."
Type: Train Accident
City:
Fremont, CACounty:
Alameda County, CA
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