APRIL 23, 2015
CAMARILLO, VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
One person was killed when an SUV collided with a Union
Pacific train in Camarillo on Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Credit: VCNEWS). The train was hauling mostly lumber.
The crash, reported about 8:25 a.m., occurred near the
intersection of East 5th Street and South Las Posas Road, according to Officer
Dave Webb of the California Highway Patrol.
A 2014 Ford Explorer was traveling southbound on South Las
Posas Road when it struck the train, which was heading eastbound, Webb
said.
The cause of the crash was unknown and was being
investigated, according to Webb.
The collision caused the SUV to roll over several times
before coming to rest in a ditch, Webb said.
The SUV driver, a man believed to be in his mid 30s, was
alone in the vehicle and died as a result of the crash, according to Webb.
Three people onboard the train did not report any injuries,
Webb said.
The crash occurred about four miles from where a Metrolink train crashed into a pickup truck left on the
tracks in February.
The train was running a local hauling route from Somis to
Oxnard and had only three people on board, said Ventura County Fire Department
Capt. Mike Lindbery. No one on board was injured and the train had only minor
damage and did not derail, officials said.
The area will be closed to traffic for a while, the CHP
said. Investigators will test the train crossing’s arms and lights to see if
they were working properly and are interviewing people who saw the crash.
Source: http://www.latimes.com