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Another commuting accident in Los Angeles injured 13 Friday, after a light train collided with a Metro Blue Line bus. The accident happened during the Friday morning commute, raising more questions about the safety of public transportation in California.
The light rail train was headed to Long Beach carrying passengers while the bus was out of service. As many as two dozen people were hurt, but none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening, Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.
"We had an out-of-service bus turn in front of the train," said Marc Littman, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the train and the bus involved. "We don't know who had the right of way."
The impact knocked the front car of the electric train off the track. The other cars remained on the track. Littman said they were still investigating the incident.
Last week a Metrolink commuter train crashed into a freight train, killing 25 and injuring more than 130 passengers. The cause of that crash is still under investigation.
September 19, 2008 at 09:51 am by Tina Kells, 140 views, 2 comments
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at 10:04 on September 19th, 2008
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 10:27 on September 20th, 2008
I have been writing articles and news about Metrolink and Metrorail accidents for a long time. It is a major public safety issue.