LOS ANGELES METROLINK CRASH LEAD TO MANY DEATHS AND INJURIES
A Simi Valley bound metrolink train was carrying 225 passengers when it collided head on with a Union Pacific freight train descending into San Fernando Valley. More than 25 passengers were killed and more than 135 passengers were injured in this most unfortunate accident. This accident is one of the worst train accidents in the history of the United States. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by this horrific train accident, please call us now at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) to get a free consultation with our experienced attorneys.
The accident happened on September 12th, Friday, at around 4:23 pm. Out of the 135 passengers that were injured 40 of the passengers were critically injured and 81 passengers were transported to nearby hospitals. The impact of the crash was so great that the locomotive of the freight train drove back the metrolink train engine to the shell of the first seating car.
The cause of the accident has been under dispute between certain metrolink officials and railway union workers. Metrolink officials said that a train engineer’s failure to heed a red light caused the horrible accident. However, a representative of the railway union workers is saying that the investigation is premature and some other cause might have been the reason. For instance, the signals might have not been working correctly. The “black box” has not been examined yet.
Train accidents can be fatal because of their velocity and mass. In this catastrophic case, the passenger train was traveling at 42 miles an hour when it hit the freight train. It is extremely hard to prevent train accidents because there are so many things that are going on. By the time someone figures out something is wrong the accident might be inevitable.
Have you or someone that you know been injured by the Chatsworth metrolink train crash? If so, call us at the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now and get your free consultation from one of our experienced attorneys or check our website at www.alawpro.com for more information. We provide over 50 years of combined experience in helping the injured and collected more than $150 million for clients.
