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5 Injured after a Semi-trailer collides with an Amtrak train

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Courtesy CHPMoorpark
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courtesy CHPMoorpark

SOMIS, Calif- Firefighters are responding to a collision that involved an Amtrak train and a semitruck on Tuesday evening.

It happened around 6:15 P.M. when the train with 90 people aboard was heading south to Los Angeles in Somis.

5 people suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital. The truck tractor driver was uninjured.

The train car did derail, but it was not blocking the roadway.

Amtrak says the train service between Moorpark and Camarillo will be suspended through Wednesday morning.

We will keep you updated as more information comes into our newsroom.

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