TRUCK RUNS TRAIN CROSSING; DRIVER, PASSENGER DIE CRASH VICTIMS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two men died after their pickup truck skidded through a lowered railroad crossing arm on Avenue J and was hit by a freight train traveling at 50 mph, officials said. Authorities were trying Wednesday to identify the men, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:30 a.m. crash and the second who died after being flown to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. . ``Neither one of them has been identified,'' coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier Scott Carrier is an American author and radio producer. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Written work
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Sgt. Gus Risinger said there was no evidence the driver had been drinking, but investigators don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why the man didn't notice the warning bells and flashing lights Flashing Light is a rhythmic light in which the total duration of the light in each period is clearly shorter than the total duration of the darkness and in which the flashes of light are all of equal duration. before hitting the crossing arm. The crossing warnings were working properly, he said. Deputies said the 51-car Union Pacific train was traveling north when the engineer and conductor noticed the pickup truck driving west on Avenue J toward the railroad crossing. The train crew said the truck appeared to be slowing down and might have locked up its tires in a skid as it crashed through the lowered crossing arm. The truck came to stop on the railroad tracks and about 15 seconds later the train hit it, deputies said. The conductor told deputies he could see the driver's face as the man looked over and realized a train was about to hit him. The engineer put the train into full-emergency braking, but it hit the truck and pushed it 1,500 feet along the tracks, deputies said. The 1975 Chevrolet pickup truck Chevrolet has produced full sized pickup trucks under many nameplates and platforms:
The train suffered only minor damage to a front light. Neither train crewman was injured. Neither dead man was carrying identification and there was a question about who the truck belonged to, Risinger said. CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: (color) Two men were killed when their vehicle hit by a freight train at the intersection of Avenue J and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Map: Truck hit by train |
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