A LOS ANGELES METROLINK COMMUTER TRAIN collided with a Union Pacific freight train around 4:30 pm, Pacific time, Friday afternoon.
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ABC News
The passenger train was traveling from Los Angeles to Ventura County when the accident occurred in Chatsworth, in the San Fernando Valley. Metrolink authorities said that the train typically carries about 350 passengers.
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CBS
Several of the cars were ripped open and scores of people had tumbled out of them. One of the cars was against the UP locomotive and both of them were on fire.
Very early reports from police confirmed at least six dead and 23 injured, but those counts are very likely to rise. The LA County FD has set up three triage areas and untold numbers of victims have been carried to them.
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KCAL
The Northridge Hospital has been put on disaster alert and is expecting large numbers of patients. A large helicopter known as a “flying hospital” was also dispatched to the scene.
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KCAL
There is no indication yet as to what caused the collision.
KTTV has an early REPORT.
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