SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Amtrak officials in northern California say 17 people suffered minor injuries when two Amtrak trains collided at an Oakland station.Authorities originally reported 16 injuries in the crash about 10 p.m. Wednesday. But Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole says the company compiled numbers all night to arrive at the higher figure.
The injuries were all considered minor.
Authorities have said the crash occurred when a passenger train traveling an estimated 15 to 20 mph ran a red signal and struck a stationary train unloading passengers head-on.
Amtrak has said it could not comment on the report of the train running a red light.
The company says it and the owner of the tracks, Union Pacific Freight Railroad, will work with federal officials to investigate the crash.
Service at the station remained suspended early Thursday morning.Passengers who paid for travel on canceled trains can contact Amtrak to receive refund without fee or penalty, according to Amtrak.
The crash is the second significant incident in two weeks in the San Francisco East Bay area where there were injuries to Amtrak passengers.
On Sept. 30, 37 passengers and two crew members suffered minor to moderate injuries when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a truck at a crossing near Brentwood where there were no lights or gates.
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