Event Brief
Metrolink train strikes car on tracks; driver escapes
Filed: Aug 03, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: A Metrolink commuter train hit a reportedly unoccupied car on the tracks; the driver escaped and service was disrupted.
WHO: Metrolink commuter train crew; driver of the car
WHAT: A Metrolink train struck a car on the tracks; the driver escaped; the rail line was closed between two valleys.
WHEN: Aug 03, 2026 at 8:14 PM ET
WHERE: Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley (Metrolink line segment)
WHY: The train struck the car on the tracks; the immediate trigger was the car being on the right-of-way.
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