2 SAVED BEFORE TRAIN CRASH; BYSTANDERS RESCUE MEN AFTER VEHICLE LANDS ON TRACKS.Byline: Melissa Schmitt Daily News Staff Writer A Van Nuys man and his father escaped death Wednesday afternoon, thanks to bystanders who pulled them from a car as it sat in the path of a Metrolink train, officials said. The driver, identified as Dagoberto Ramos, 44, of Van Nuys, was driving his car in Pacoima at San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the and Montague Street, when it was hit by another vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, officials said. ``Another driver crossed the center line and hit this car on the driver's side door,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Officer Matt Ponce. ``The car then smashed into a parked car and (the impact) shot it onto the railroad tracks.'' The man's arm was outside the car window and was nearly severed in the collision, officials said. Ponce said a group of pedestrians and a motorcycle officer pulled the man and his father out of the vehicle before it was hit by the train. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ponce, the driver of the car was in surgery Wednesday evening with a broken arm. He said the arm was nearly severed but that it had been saved by doctors at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. . His father, Ibarra Cruz Ramos, 64, of Van Nuys, was listed in serious condition at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, officials said. None of the 250 passengers aboard the Metrolink train was injured, authorities said. The train, heading from Los Angeles to Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , was delayed for an hour while investigators inspected the wreckage. The train was the first of the rush-hour commute, leading to delays for as many as 3,500 commuters, officials said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Los Angeles city firefighters prepare to transport a Van Nuys man hurt in a Pacoima auto crash Wednesday, nearly severing his arm. (2) LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers examine the mangled car hit by a train after two men were rescued. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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