A Metrolink train derailed in Oxnard early today after colliding with a tractor trailer on the tracks. It was a "multi-casualty" crash, officials said.
At least 30 people were injured. Train cars were lying on their side at the scene, where tarps were laid out to treat the injured.
The collision occurred about 5:55 a.m. at the Rice Road crossing, Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson told the Los Angeles Times.
The collision derailed three of the passenger train's cars and injured at least 30 people, he said. He could not confirm initial reports of casualties.
Video from the scene showed dozens of firefighters and paramedics at the scene parked near a derailed car that was half on the tracks and the other half occupying a lane of traffic.
Several tarps were laid out where victims were sprawled out being treated. Others were on stretchers being wheeled into waiting ambulances.
The Ventura County Fire Department said the incident was being regarded as a "multi-casualty" incident but could not confirm the number of deaths.
In 2008, a Metrolink commuter train collided with a Union Pacific freight train on a stretch of shared track in Chatsworth killing 25 people and injuring others. Investigators said the Metrolink engineer went through a signal light that should have warned him to stop until the freight had moved onto a siding.
A year ago, Metrolink launched a state-of-the-art safety system along sections of its 512-mile network in Southern California at a ceremony that remembered the Chatsworth crash victims.
The Times will update this post soon with more information.
Witness the crash? Please email joseph.serna@latimes.com
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