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At least 10 dead in L.A. commuter train wreck

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by calphin, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. calphin

    calphin deadly at 250 yards!!

    This is just awful:no:


    LOS ANGELES - A commuter train carrying 222 people collided head-on with a freight train during the Friday afternoon rush, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens and trapping an unknown number of others in a passenger car crushed by its own engine.

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  2. Crappy Tipper

    Crappy Tipper AKA Hero13

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    With the technology and communications today how can something like this happen? Horrible.
     
  3. Roman529

    Roman529 Senior Member

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    I just saw this story on CNN....something like this should never happen.
     
  4. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    damn... that sucks.... horrible... hard to believe almost.

    thoughts and prayers to their families and friends...
     
  5. pennphinfan

    pennphinfan Stelin Canez Arcade Scorz

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    i watched this all afternoon on television. really scary stuff. with the way the front car was mangled and how it looked, we'd be very lucky to have only 10 people killed. tragic, tragic accident and my heart goes out to all affected.
     
  6. Miamian

    Miamian Senior Member

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    What a shame. My sympathies to the families of the victims.

    This shouldn't discourage anyone from using transit instead of cars. The death rates comparing the two per passenger-mile show that transit is much safer.
     

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