The Associated Press
BRENTWOOD, Calif. — The 37 passengers and two crew members who suffered “minor to moderate” injuries when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a truck in Northern California have been released from hospitals.
Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says they were taken to three Contra Costa County hospitals Friday night with what she described as bumps and bruises.
All 39 were treated and released.
According to Graham, the train was carrying about 200 passengers from Oakland to Bakersfield when it collided with a truck around 7:15 p.m. at a rural crossing east of Brentwood. The truck’s driver was reportedly not hurt.
Graham said the train resumed the trip to Bakersfield with many of the passengers deciding to stay on.