At least one dead in LA commuter train crash

A Los Angeles commuter train smashed into a truck at a level crossing, today, overturning two carriages and killing a person in the truck, which burst into flames.

There were about 50 passengers aboard the train from the Santa Clarita Valley to Los Angeles, said Metrolink spokeswoman Sharon Gavin. Firefighters pulled injured and dazed passengers from the upended carriages in Burbank.

“We have at least one fatality from the truck, and we have a number of injured victims in the trains,” said fire brigade spokesman David Starr.

Burbank is about 10 miles from Los Angeles.