I saw the train and was wondering why it was stopped with police everywhere. I didn't know what was going on, but I figured something happened.
I get home and end up reading the news about it. By the time I happened to pass the area, the van and body were already wisked away.
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Motorist Killed After Train Collides With Van
POSTED: 5:43 pm PDT August 8, 2006
UPDATED: 5:46 pm PDT August 8, 2006
INDUSTRY, Calif. -- A driver was killed late Tuesday afternoon in a collision involving a train and a van, authorities said.
The accident occurred at 4:36 p.m. at South Fullerton Road and East Valley Boulevard.
"It appears that the driver had crossed a train barrier as the train was passing through," said Deputy Oscar Butao of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.
The motorist, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene, Butao said. No one else was injured.
I get home and end up reading the news about it. By the time I happened to pass the area, the van and body were already wisked away.
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Motorist Killed After Train Collides With Van
POSTED: 5:43 pm PDT August 8, 2006
UPDATED: 5:46 pm PDT August 8, 2006
INDUSTRY, Calif. -- A driver was killed late Tuesday afternoon in a collision involving a train and a van, authorities said.
The accident occurred at 4:36 p.m. at South Fullerton Road and East Valley Boulevard.
"It appears that the driver had crossed a train barrier as the train was passing through," said Deputy Oscar Butao of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.
The motorist, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene, Butao said. No one else was injured.
