METROLINK TRAIN STRIKES AND KILLS PEDESTRIAN IN VAN NUYS
A pedestrian was struck by a train and killed while he was walking on the Metrolink tracks. The engineer who spotted the pedestrian tried to stop the train but it was too late because it normally takes a train a third of a mile to stop. Trains are highly efficient transportation methods that transport enormous amount of people in a short time. However, some drawbacks of trains could be safety. Due to its enormous mass, injuries from a train are almost always fatal. If you or a loved one has been involved in a train accident in southern California, please call now to the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) to get your free consultation.
The pedestrian was walking on the train tracks around 8 am near Raymer St. and Bellaire Avenue in Van Nuys when he was hit. The police are investigating this accident as a possible suicide. There were more than 400 people on the train when it struck the pedestrian and the tracks had to be closed for about two hours.
Trains are the most efficient method of transportation nowadays due to the rising prices of maintaining a personal vehicle. Unfortunately, there are also some negative aspects of trains such as a greater chance of fatalities in accidents. Have you or a loved one been the victim of a train accident in Southern California? If you have, please give us a call at the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now. We will fight for your rights and get the compensation that you rightly deserve.
