A commuter train has collided with a tractor trailer in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, leaving dozens of people injured.
A Metrolink Ventura County Line 102 train to Los Angeles collided with a tractor trailer in Oxnard, California, at 05:44 local time (13:44 GMT). Four train cars were derailed, and at least 30 people are reported to have been injured.
KTLA5 reports that emergency services found the truck already engulfed in flames when they reached the scene, but there are currently no reported fatalities.
The driver of the vehicle had fled the scene after the collision, but was soon located and brought into police custody.
Metrolink have said that the line between Oxnard and Camarillo will remain closed until the emergency services have finished their clean up and investigation.
#Metrolink derailment sparks fiery crash injuring 30 people http://t.co/269uyFaMDg photo credit @LisaAnneColley pic.twitter.com/jwlK13wg87
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NOW: Triage area set up after Metrolink Train derailment in #VenturaCounty, pic shows fiery crash via @erickbrockway pic.twitter.com/c3KL6fvWKT
— Natasha Zouves (@10newsnatasha) February 24, 2015
Officials now say there are no fatalities after train hit a truck, which then caught fire. http://t.co/F3xEjjAuiQ pic.twitter.com/uEf4fkWNEx
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 24, 2015
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Metrolink train derails in crash with truck; 'multi-casualty' incident http://t.co/ZCzmmYY96j @KTLA photo: pic.twitter.com/2Dh8hspJUF
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Commuter train derails after smashing truck in California; at least 30 injured http://t.co/SmyEfBajMg pic.twitter.com/94v3PovW6K
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