Recent Posts in Fresno Train Accident Attorney Category

Early this morning, a train and a tractor-trailer truck were involved in an accident near Fresno, California.  The initial reports indicate that the truck-and-train accident resulted in severe injuries.  However, there is always the possibility of brain trauma or brain injury which may not be identified immediately at the scene of the crash - as these types of injuries generally don't evidence themselves until days or weeks after an accident.

The California Highway Patrol has stated that the train-and-truck accident was near Avenue 144 and Highway 43 south of Corcoran, California.  As a direct result of this accident, the California Highway Patrol stated that several roads in the general area of the accident will be closed until at least noon as the accident scene is investigated.

If during the course of your travels, you or a loved one has been injured in a train accident in Fresno, please visit our Fresno Attorneys Website for further information.

A man was struck and killed by a train either New Year's evening or in the early morning of New Years 2009.  The injured man suffered serious injuries including, but not limited to brain injuries and brain trauma.  The train accident occurred south of Ventura Street between G & H streets in Fresno, California.

The train accident victim's age was not determined as he did not have any identification on him.  Although he was believed to be homeless, he most recently was staying at the Visalia Rescue Mission located in Visalia, California about 45 miles away from Fresno, California.

This train victim also has a brother in Parkside of San Francisco, California.  If you have any information as to the identity of the train accident victim or if you were a witness to this collision, please contact the Fresno Police Department.

Additionally, if you were ever involved in a train accident or a metro collision in Fresno, please visit our Fresno train accident attorneys and speak with one of our knowledgable personal injury attorneys.

Last September there was a major Metrolink Train Accident in Chatsworth, California.  Upon the release of the trial court transcripts, the presence of various safety violations were identified.  Specifically, the metrolink engineer was making calls and sending and receiving texts just prior to the metrolink accident in violation of prescribed safety rules and regulations.

Apparently the Metrolink engineer received and sent a total of 43 text messages while on duty and operating the Metrolink which was a blatant violation of the safety rules and regulations designed for train safety.

Previous text messages indicate that the Metrolink engineer permitted non-Metrolink personnel to sit at the controls of the Metrolink while the Metrolink was in operation, which is also in violation of train safety rules and regulations.

Further, the investigation concluded that all signals and safety equipment were operational, where responsibility for the death of the twenty-four people killed in the Chatsworth, California Metrolink Train Accident resulted from the negligent operation of the train. 

Our hearts go out to each of the individuals who were killed in this train Metrolink train accident.  If you or a loved one was seriously injured in any train accident, please contact one of our Fresno Train Accident Attorneys for a free consultations.  Additionally, if you were driving a car or truck involved in an auto accident with a train, please contact one of our Fresno Auto Accident Lawyers for a free consultation.

The California Highway Patrol reported that a motor vehicle and a train collided around 5:00 a.m. at a railroad crossing at Florin Road which is near 29th Street.  The train conductor was conducting a freight train with no passengers.  The driver of the motor vehicle sustained moderate to severe injuries and was transported to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento hospital for his non life-threatening injuries.  Upon the freigh train hitting the passenger automobile, the car caught on fire, where the car subsequently hit the railroad crossing arm which subsequently created a traffic backup.

Investigators at the scene of the train accident were attempting to determine whether any train safety equipment malfunctioned which could have resulted in this train / car accident.  As yet, neither alcohol nor speeding appear to be factors in this non-fatal accident.

If you or a loved one has been seriously or critically injured in a train accident or a car accident in or around Fresno, please contact our Fresno Train Accident Attorneys and / or our Fresno Auto Accident Lawyers for a free confidential consultation to discuss your injuries and the facts surrounding your accident.

An Amtrak train fatally struck a man at the Hayward-San Lorenzo border in California.  Amtrak and police officials confirmed that a man was walking along the train tracks near Meekland Avenue and Paseo Grande.  The investigtion is still pending in an attempt to determine why the man who was killed failed to get out of the way of the oncoming Amtrak train.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene of the train accident around 4:00 p.m., so darkness or lack of light was not a factor for either the train conductor or the man who was fatally killed on the train tracks.  The initial investigation further determined that the man was walking on the tracks with his back to the oncoming Amtrak train.

The California Highway Patrol determined that the man landed about 75 feet away from where he was initially struck by Amtrak Corridor Train 537.  An Amtrak spokesperson reported that 20 passengers were on the Amtrak train, and there were no injuries reported amongst the passengers or the staff on the train.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a train accident as a result of the negligent operation or negligent upkeep of the train safety equipment in Fresno, please contact our Fresno Train Accident Attorneys for a free confidential initial consultation.