An Amtrak train partially derailed while passing through Florida and collided with a semi-trailer, leaving seven people injured.
According to authorities, the accident occurred this Friday in Lakeland (Florida); The Amtrak passenger train was traveling from Miami to New York when it collided with a freight truck that was stopped on the tracks at a railroad crossing, reported NBC Miami.
Lakeland Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Busby said 163 passengers and 10 crew members were aboard the locomotive at the time of the crash and two people were in the semi-trailer.
As the train was heading toward them, the truck driver, Walberto Carrazana Bermúdez, of Homestead, and his passenger, José Luis Lahera Vidal, of Hialeah, jumped from the truck.
In total, seven people were taken to hospital with non-serious injuries.
Passengers on the train reported hearing a crash, feeling a jolt and being pushed back. Rescuers said there were no fatalities.
"We don't know why the truck was stopped on the tracks. It's possible that it stopped for the red light and simply wasn't able to stop before things happened," police said. authorities.
The driver of the vehicle transporter said the red and white crossbars did not lower at the intersection and he was not aware of a train heading toward him as he crossed northbound onto Memorial Boulevard.
Its cab had left the track before the eastbound train hit the trailer. He told a reporter that his back and shoulder hurt.
As the train approached Canal Avenue North at about 78 km/h, the engineer, Ronald Webb of Jacksonville, saw the truck and began honking his horn.
Following the impact, the train (consisting of two locomotives and eight cars) continued eastward for another 200 yards before stopping.
In another spectacular accident, a man had to be airlifted to the hospital on Monday after getting stuck in your car at a railroad crossing de Opa lure.
The accident involved another vehicle at an intersection in the southbound lanes of Northwest 32nd Avenue, just north of 125th Street.
The man ended up trapped in his car, a blue Dodge Charger, and firefighters had to extricate him.
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