21 Injured After Commuter Train Strikes Car and Derails

A driver was listed in grave condition Saturday after his car was struck by a commuter train near the campus of the University of Southern California.

Authorities told KABC-TV in Los Angeles that 21 people were injured as a result of the crash, which derailed two train cars. The train operator was taken to a hospital in serious condition, the station said.

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The driver was extracted from his car with the Jaws of Life, according to Donald Frazeur, Los Angeles Fire Department assistant chief, and taken to a hospital. The driver was trying to make a left turn at an intersection when his car was struck by the train.

This is breaking news; updates will be added.

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