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Published: Sat, September 13, 2008 - 1:15 pm
Last Updated: Sat, September 13, 2008 - 2:56 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A spokeswoman for the Metrolink commuter railservice in Los Angeles says the probable cause of the collision
that killed at least 23 people was the failure of a Metrolink
engineer to stop his train at a red signal.
Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell says the engineer worked
for a subcontractor that has been used by Metrolink since 1998.
She said she had no further details about the signal's location
and wouldn't say if the engineer had survived Friday's crash.
The commuter train collided head-on with a freight train in the
Los Angeles suburb of Chatsworth.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Sounds like a lawsuit to me…. he was texting just minutes before the crash too. Incredibly irresponsible.