The train was carrying nearly 200 passengers in California. The truck driver badly injured in the collision.
An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 people derailed in southern California on Wednesday after colliding with a county water truck.
Officials said the accident could have been worse had the train cars fallen over once they came off the tracks.All the passengers and 13 crew members were evacuated from the train after three of its seven cars veered off the tracks, said Ventura County Fire Department Captain Brian McGrath. "The train derailed as a result of the impact but remained upright," it said, adding it is conduction a full investigation into the incident.
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