zuriblue
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An ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) train has derailed and overturned after hitting a tree.
There are injuries, 4 serious, but no life threatening ones.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...rted-as-passenger-train-derails-in-california
There are injuries, 4 serious, but no life threatening ones.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...rted-as-passenger-train-derails-in-california
A passenger train carrying 214 people has derailed and overturned in a river after hitting a tree that had fallen onto the line, according to US media.
The Alameda County fire department said on Twitter that all of those on board had been rescued and were being assessed by paramedics. The department later said 14 people had been injured, four seriously, but that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Ten people have been taken to hospital.
The incident took place at 7.45pm near the town of Sunol, 45m south-east of San Francisco.