6 Confirmed dead as Southern California Metrolink cars crash head-on into freight train

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6 Confirmed dead as Southern California Metrolink cars crash head-on into freight train by lgal3824

All Local TV channel programming has been preempted to cover the recent developments.

Reporting overhead in Sky 9, Gary Lineberry said it was a "real mess. And it's a bad one...no doubt about that." The freight train looked accordioned. Several cars on the freight train derailed. Several cars of the commuter train overturned. Tim Lynn reporting overhead in Chopper 2 said the crash was "head on." He added, "We saw people crawling out of the train trying to escape flames. The fire department immediately got into rescue mode." Just looking at the aftermath Lynn said, "this crash had to be horrific." This just in A metrolink train collided with a freight train while traveling through a curve in the tracks. Rescue operations are in progress. But because the front car derailed and is laying on it's side the extraction of the injured is a challenge.

A Metrolink train and a freight train collided in Chatsworth today, causing several cars to derail and starting a blaze. KTTV-TV Channel 11 was reporting two fatalities. In the initial response, firefighters were making their way through a derailed passenger train looking for victims. TV footage showed firefighters pulling injured passengers and debris out of one overturned car. Fire crews said there were some injuries. Live video of train derailment in Chatsworth Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Armando Hogan told KABC-TV Channel 7 that it was too early to tell whether there were any fatalities. Hogan said more than 100 firefighters were taking part in the rescue and were trying to determine the number of victims. The Los Angeles Police Department called a tactical alert in the San Fernando Valley as officials assessed the situation.