[12-22-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Driver and Pedestrian Injured in Train Collision that Split a Car

A driver and a pedestrian were injured in a train collision that split a car in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2022.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the crash transpired around 3:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of East Vernon Avenue in the South Los Angeles neighborhood.

The crash involved a Metro Blue Line train colliding with and splitting a vehicle in half. The female driver reportedly tried to drive over the track and around the crossing arms just before the train plowed into her car.

The firefighters who responded had to extricate the woman stuck inside the car before transporting her to a local hospital. She reportedly sustained a shattered hip.

They also said a pedestrian in the area suffered minor injuries due to the collision. Fortunately, nobody onboard the train was hurt.

Tracks 1 and 2 of the Metro Blue Line were briefly closed while workers cleared the scene and looked into the crash.

Train Accident Statistics

A report said this year’s total of 893 railroad fatalities is 20% more than last year’s total of 744. The number of injuries that did not result in death increased by 4% from 2020 to 2021, reaching 5,781 (5,544).

The number of people killed at highway-rail grade crossings increased by 21% in 2021, despite a 20% increase in overall accident fatalities. Because of the former, 617 invaders perished.

It is estimated that only one in every sixteen victims whose injuries were exacerbated on the railroad survived. In 2021, 893 people were killed as pedestrians; 266 of them were killed when they were struck by trains.

An estimated 3,216 passengers had light to severe injuries while riding trains in 2021. In the United States in 2015, there were 66 fatalities associated with grade crossing incidents between highways and railroads.

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