Behind me locked in place, the two bodies as far as we know still lying on the tracks about 500 yards behind the train back to the south. Heres what we know so far from bart management. Two employees as you said struck on the tracks a little before 2 p. M. , one mile north of the walnut creek station. The employees were doing Maintenance Work on a reported dip in the tracks and the train was also apparently doing routine Maintenance Work at the time and they say it was being run by an experienced operator with several people on board but they believe it was being controlled by computer when the accident happened. They also say there should have been some sort of warning to both parties that they were both doing work on the tracks before it happened. We have radio transmission of the accident as it happened. We believe this is a dispatcher and the operator talking when those workers were killed. Keep coming, keep coming, hold on, hold on, stop, stop stop all stop. Train 963 routing c53,
5 a short time ago. This happened along jones road between the walnut creek and Pleasant Hill stations. Kpix 5s brian webb reports. Reporter ann officially this is a bart police investigation. And its kind of turned into an eerie scene out here. The crowds have cleared out, the workers who came down here to see things for themselves, they are gone, too. What is left is this empty four car bart train standing still on the tracks frozen in time and the bodies are still near the tracks about 500 feet to the south of us covered with tarps and there are a few bart officials running between the two scenes. This is what we know from bart management so far. Two employees were hit by an out of Service Train about 2 00 north of the walnut creek station. They were working on a reported dip in the track at the time. By procedure one of them was supposed to inspect the track, the other was supposed to be a lookout for incoming train traffic. Both are said to be experienced on the tracks and around
Injured including the 3 month old baby of the victim. Were live tonight with the vigil is going on s that driver cooperating with the police . The police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation but a lot of heavy hearts out here and sadness. You can see the vigil going on here. Everyone wanting to know why these three people were in the middle of the road. A upset grandmother reflects on the life of her granddaughter at the spot she was struck and killed nearly 24 hours ago. She was always there. It was new years eve when the victim was crossing the street with her 17 year Old International space station ter and in her arms was her three month old baby boy. I could not believe it. Im in shock. 50 friends and family showed up where the accident happened. They carried signs, brought flowers and lit candles in memory of the 19 year old. I started crying sayky not believe this. We just saw them. Investigators say it was a 64 year old man driving the truck that hit all three of
Lines are down and the extent of the destruction is not yet known. However, it is expected to be catastrophic. The typhoon had sustained winds of 147 miles an hour and gusts of 170 miles an hour comparable to a category 4 hurricane in the united states. The only fortunate news is the storm moved through quickly. We have Team Coverage tonight. Our chief meteorologist bill martin on where the storm is now, but first ktvus amber lee live in San Francisco where members of the Filipino Community are taking action even as theyre waiting for word on the safety of their families. Amber . Reporter were at the restaurant and bar where a fundraiser is underway. The cover charge will help raise money for relief efforts. Here around the bay area people are still trying to make contact with relatives in the philippines. People really are suffering. Reporter at st. Augustine Catholic Church in south San Francisco the Filipino Community is turning to their faith to give them strength. They prayed for
It is sunday, october 27, i am claudine wong. I am mike mibach. Rosemary orozco kicks it off this morning. The low clouds and fog back with us this morning because of the blanket of low clouds. Off to a warmer start. It will be away from the coast and for some of us it is a notable cool down. I will have the numbers for you. Finally, the models are lining up. Possibility of rain for tomorrow. I will break it down for you. We will have that coming up. One person is dead and four others hurt after a friend stopped to fix a flat tire. It happened before 11 on princeton avenue. According to police, four young adults from South San Francisco had come to vallejo for a party it seemed everyone else pulled over to help. A gunman with a white suv and opened fire. 19yearold man was killed. And four others in were injured there are still a lot of questions about a nursing home that closed its doors and left patients at the site. The care home shut down on thursday. Yesterday, 14 people were evacu