2015 Oxnard train derailment

2015 Oxnard train derailment
Photograph of train similar to that involved in the accident
A Metrolink train similar to the one involved in the accident.
Details
DateFebruary 24, 2015
5:44 a.m. local time (13:44 UTC)
LocationOxnard, California
Coordinates34°11′50″N 119°08′32″W / 34.19712°N 119.14227°W / 34.19712; -119.14227
CountryUnited States
LineVentura County Line
OperatorMetrolink
Incident typeRoad crossing collision
CauseTruck driver mistakenly turning onto railroad tracks
Statistics
Trains1
Vehicles2
Passengers51
Crew3
Deaths1
Injured33

The 2015 Oxnard train derailment occurred on February 24, 2015, at 5:44 a.m. local time when a Metrolink passenger train collided with a truck that a driver had mistakenly turned from Rice Avenue onto the tracks and became stuck. After the impact, the train derailed at Oxnard, California, United States. As a result of the crash, the train engineer died from his injuries a week later and 32 passengers and crew members were injured. The truck driver exited his vehicle and ran from the scene prior to the crash; he sustained minor injuries that were unrelated to the crash sequence.