3 Dead In Sacramento SUV-light Rail Crash

Published January 29, 2012 2:09AM (EST)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three people are dead and more than 20 injured after a crash between a light-rail train and a sport utility vehicle in Sacramento, Calif.

KCRA-TV reports that six people have been taken to a local hospital, while 17 others suffered minor injuries.

The crash happened late Saturday afternoon.

Sacramento Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Niko King says the train was southbound on the Meadowview line when it struck the vehicle and pushed it about 20 yards.

Investigators are at the scene trying to determine the cause of the crash.


By Salon Staff

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