Seven people were taken to the hospital after a passenger train struck a vehicle on the tracks in Pacoima on Friday around 11:30 a.m., according to the LA Fire Department.
Though the vehicle was unoccupied and stationary, ten passengers on Metrolink train car 212 were evacuated by firefighter-paramedics due to complaints of pain. Seven of those passengers were taken to the hospital "in fair-to-moderate condition," while the other three declined transport.
The train traveled a few hundred yards after hitting the vehicle at a crossing near Paxton Street, finally stopping near Van Nuys Boulevard, LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange said.
A news release from the LA Fire Department stated that the vehicle appeared to be mechanically disabled. The Metrolink car was pulled by an Amtrak locomotive.
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Tracks were temporarily shut down, and traffic on San Fernando Road was affected by the event. As of 12:22 p.m., the 212 line was moving again, but operating with a delay of an hour and 40 minutes due to the accident, according to Metrolink's online alert system.
