[03-08-2023] Sacramento County, CA – One Person Injured After Pickup vs. SacRT Train Crash in Rancho Cordova

One person was hospitalized after a collision between a pickup truck and a Sacramento Regional Transit light rail train in Rancho Cordova on Wednesday afternoon, March 08, 2023.

The Sacramento Metro Fire and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office reported that the collision occurred at about 12:50 p.m. near Folsom Boulevard and Mather Field Road along the Gold Line.

A black pickup truck was reportedly struck by the light rail train, pushing it into a utility pole with significant damage. The driver of the pickup was transported to a nearby hospital with minor to moderate injuries.

No further information was released on the occupants of the train. SacRT stated that a bus bridge was in place between Cordova Town Center and Butterfield stations until the crash site was cleared.

The collision is still being investigated. No other details were immediately available.

Train Accident Statistics

In 2016, 893 people were killed in train accidents, a 20% increase over the previous year’s figure of 744. The number of people taken to hospitals as a result of severe injuries rose by 4%, or 5,780 people, between 2020 and 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings increased by 21%.

Almost a third of victims in train accidents had made a complete recovery. It is estimated that 266 of the 893 pedestrian fatalities in 2021 were the result of train crashes.

Over the course of that year, there were around 3,216 wounded commuters. If these wounds were severe enough, they might prove fatal. Death tolls from collisions between automobiles and trains at grade crossings totaled 66 in the United States in 2015.

What to Do After a Train Accident

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Train Accident Lawyers in Sacramento County

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