BRENTWOOD, Calif. – Three people were killed Sunday afternoon when an Amtrak commuter train crashed into a car in northern California, authorities said.
The crash occurred around 1 p.m. in Brentwood, an hour’s drive southeast of San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Three people died at the scene. Two adults and a child were taken to hospitals, but there was no immediate word on their condition, KRON-TV reported.
The victims were inside the four-door sedan when it was hit. The car stopped about 60 meters from the tracks.
There were 80 people on board the Amtrak train, but no one was injured, officials said.
The accident was under investigation.
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