Metrolink Trains Collide; at Least 10 Dead
One of the trains hits a car illegally parked on the tracks and then hits second train.
By Michael Muskal and Jesus Sanchez, L.A. Times Staff Writer
At least 10 people died and 200 were injured this morning when two commuter trains collided after one hit a car parked on the tracks by a man intent on killing himself, officials said
Police said they had taken a man into custody and he was expected to be charged with homicide in connection with the chain reaction of crashes that left train cars mangled and seared in Glendale near the Los Angeles border. Debris such as seat cushions, bloody towels and luggage discarded by fleeing passengers littered the area.
A southbound commuter train heading to downtown Los Angeles hit the vehicle parked on the tracks, said Glendale Police Chief Randy G. Adams. The train then bounced into a Union Pacific freight train before crashing into a northbound commuter train, officials said.
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