Freight train crashes in Fresno, California: 4 dead, 1 injured

FRESNO, Calif. — Four people are dead and one other injured after their vehicle drove into the path of a freight train in Fresno, authorities said on Monday. A 2002 Chevrolet Lumina carrying five people drove onto the tracks and was broadsided by the train at around 1:45 a.m., California Highway Patrol officer Scott Jobinger said. Jobinger said the Union Pacific train was traveling at about 40 miles an hour and was sounding its horns and had its headlights on. The accident happened at a private railroad crossing, with a stop sign and painted stop lines, but no crossing arms or lights. The signage at the crossing was proper and well-maintained, Jobinger said.

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