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美国加州一列车与卡车相撞脱轨

Dozens of people have been hurt after a commuter train derailment in southern California.

美国加州南部一列通勤列车脱轨,数十人受伤。
An aerial view shows the scene of a double-decker Metrolink train derailment in Oxnard, California on February 24, 2015.
An aerial view shows the scene of a double-decker Metrolink train derailment in Oxnard, California on February 24, 2015.
 
Three cars on a Metrolink train have jumped the tracks after it slammed into a truck and derailed near the city of Oxnard, which is about 100-kilometers north of Los Angeles. 
 
Sergio Martinez is with the Oxnard Fire Department. 
 
"When crews arrived on scene they did find a vehicle on fire. As you see behind us, they also found three cars derailed. We have a total of 51 people that were victims of this incident. 28 were transported to various hospitals. We did have four critical." 
 
Authorities have since detained the driver of the truck, who fled the scene after the crash. 
 
It's being reported he abandoned his vehicle on the rail crossing as the train approached.