MECCA, Calif. — The two Union Pacific crew members killed in a Thursday collision with railcars parked on a siding were ejected from their train by the impact, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The accident occurred about 3 a.m. Thursday east of the community of Mecca [see “Two UP crew members killed …,” Trains News Wire, Sept. 8, 2022].
The Times reports first responders from the city of Calipatria found the two victims among the debris of the collision, which damaged four cars on the siding and derailed seven cars of the train. Photos show the intermodal train struck flatcars on the siding.
The victims were identified only as adult males.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday that it was sending six investigators to the accident scene. They were expected to arrive later in the day.
The eastbound Amtrak Sunset Limited that departed Los Angeles Wednesday night, and was scheduled to pass the accident site early Thursday morning, was cancelled between Palm Springs, Calif., and San Antonio, Texas, as a result of the accident.
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