Amtrak Train vs truck San Jose California 3/12/2012
A train bound for Los Angeles crashed into a truck just south of San Jose and remained stopped at the scene for more than seven hours for repairs.
The train was traveling from Seattle to Los Angeles when it struck the truck at around 11 a.m. Monday morning near Monterey Highway and Palm Avenue.
Information regarding the condition of the truck's driver was not immediately known, but witnesses at the scene said he was conscious and speaking with rescue workers as he was being transported to the hospital.
None of the train's crew or its 161 passengers were injured, The train's lead engine was damaged in the collision and the train and its passengers remained at the scene until about six thirty p.m. while repairs were completed.
The train was stopped on tracks that are shared by Caltrain and passengers traveling from San Jose to Gilroy were transferred to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority shuttle buses to avoid the impacted tracks.
