"Was sleeping on the side that was beaten," said Abel Ortiz, 42, of San Jose, California Ortiz and his family boarded the train in Salt Lake City after a holiday there. "It fell from the post down." As I looked I saw the train that was ripped. He created an opening in our car. I saw flames come Windows in the side as a flash quick flames. Then smoked filled everything.
"There was some shouting."
According to spokesman Dan Lopez Nevada highway patrol, the train was carrying 204 passengers and a crew of 14. The California Zephyr was en route from Chicago to Emeryville, California, when the truck ran through a junction of Highway 95 in United States a mile south of the departure of Trinidad where the two-lane highway ends temporarily in the Interstate 80 Freeway. The driver of the tractor trailer, died as he was a passenger aboard the train, said Lopez.
Rescue teams evacuated passengers from the train and moved them to a site's ranking. The Churchill County School District bus arrived at the site of almost two hours after the accident and transported most of the passengers elementary school's E.C. best in Fallon through Banner Churchill Memorial Hospital.
The ICRC and volunteers from the community helped the passengers in the school gym. Amtrak was organized so that bus transport return passengers to California.
Although her husband was sleeping. Sara Ortiz, 43, was awake when the 18-wheeler crashed into the coach.
"I do not see but he felt the impact," he said. "It shook the car, and I felt it was going to keep on deposit."
His 13-year-old son, said he thought he was dreaming.
"I saw flames fever for", said Aaron Ortiz. "I was scared." "On a scale of 1 to 10, this was an 11."
Mount Mentry, 75, Sebastapol, California, says when the tractor trailer collided with passenger cars was removed around in his seat.
"It struck the train, and I was jumping up and down." Everything in the rack and came down, "said Mentry, who also boarded the train in Salt Lake City."
When he was able to look at he saw the extent of the damage.
"The first car burned." The side was booted in the second passenger train. The fire at that time was only for the first passenger car, "said."
Fire raced through at least two cars, hit them it. Some reports indicate passengers were trapped inside before finally making his way to safety.
It is not clear what car the fatality was in.
By the afternoon of Friday, Governor Brian Sandoval was in elementary school of Fallon to greet passengers as they arrived.
"I visited with those affected by the train today's crash this afternoon at the hostel in Fallon." We sympathize with the victims and their families. Kathleen and will keep you in our thoughts and prayers, "Sandoval said in a statement issued on Friday afternoon."
"The Department of public safety continues to keep me updated and thank its rapid response today." I would also like to thank volunteers and emergency crews in Churchill County. "His calm and courageous response to tragedy today has reassured many."
Fallon Mayor Pro Tem Bob Erickson was also in CE better. He said the training involved in early may for a massive exercise response teams crash allowed firefighters, police and medical personnel to respond in a professional manner.
Abel Ortiz agreed.
"It was fast," he said. "They did a good job." "Surprised me more watching the helicopters from the Navy, but she knew that TopGun was close."
He said that also they were talking about individuals from the National Security Board transport passengers, many of whom were waiting for their luggage be delivered at the place of the accident.
Fallon Kevin Gehman police chief said that the school infrastructure was in place prior to her came from passengers in Fallon. He said that they were helping volunteers of the Red Cross, the school district and the FfD in police service volunteers.
"The community showed", Gehman said.
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