American Airlines passenger gets entire plane to himself after 18-hour delay
An American Airlines passenger was the only one on his flight after it was delayed by 18 hours.
Several Amtrak railcars derailed Wednesday after colliding with a vehicle near Los Angeles.
Three train cars went off the tracks in Moorpark, 50 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, around 11:20 a.m. following a collision with a water truck on the tracks, Amtrak told Fox News Digital.
Amtrak train 14 was traveling to Los Angeles from Seattle when the derailment happened. The locomotive had 198 passengers and 13 crew members on board who were evacuated, the company said.
An Amtrak train derailed in California on Wednesday. (KTTV)
"The train derailed was a result of the impact but remained upright," Amtrak said.
Fifteen people were taken to a hospital and the truck driver was taken to a trauma center, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.
The company was working to make alternative travel arrangements for customers.
Am image shows an Amtrak train following a collision with a vehicle in Southern California. (KTTV)
Images taken by the Fox Los Angeles show passengers getting off the train and others looking at the wreckage from a distance. The water tank appeared to be destroyed.
Authorities appeared to be searching the train cars and inspecting them for damage.
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