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Dozens Injured in California Train, Truck Crash
39 people were injured after truck collided with Amtrak train
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The crossing gate was down, lights were flashing and bells were ringing when a big rig crashed into a passing Amtrak passenger train on Monday afternoon, an Amtrak official said. Investigators probing the cause of the crash south of the farming community of Hanford plan to look at the condition of the big rig's driver — identified Tuesday as Macario Medina, 32, of McFarland — and of the truck. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said 39 people were injured in the crash.
California Train, Truck Crash
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment where authorities say at least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in the central valley Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in Hanford, Calif. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Gary Kazanjian)
California Train, Truck Crash
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Hanford, Calif., Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Two cars and the locomotive of the train car derailed after colliding with a big rig truck in California's Central Valley, authorities said. At least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries, authorities said. The crash occurred when the driver of the big rig carrying cotton trash failed to yield and hit the train, authorities said. The impact pushed the two passenger cars and the locomotive off the tracks south of Hanford, a farming town. (AP Photo/Gosia Woznicacka)
California Train, Truck Crash
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment where authorities say at least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in the central valley Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in Hanford, Calif. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Gary Kazanjian)
California Train, Truck Crash
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment where authorities say at least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in the central valley Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in Hanford, Calif. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Gary Kazanjian)
California Train, Truck Crash
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment where authorities say at least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in the central valley Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in Hanford, Calif. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Gary Kazanjian)
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