SHAFTER, Colo., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Investigators Saturday were trying to determine if the driver of a tractor-trailer ignored crossing gates before he was hit by an Amtrak train in California.
Police reported the truck driver was not injured in the collision Friday afternoon near Shafter, the Los Angeles Times said. At least 21 people on the train suffered minor injuries.
Lt. Randy Milligan of the Shafter Police Department said the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. He said the Amtrak train braked before hitting the truck but did not have time to slow down significantly.
The crossing gates appeared to be working before the crash, Milligan said.
Michael Venneri, one of the 220 passengers on the train, told the Bakersfield Californian he saw debris in the air after the crash. UPI
