A Santa Maria truck driver died after his truck was hit by an Amtrak train on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The truck driver was traveling northbound on Highway 1 south of Guadalupe when he turned right onto a dirt road which led to an agricultural field. As the tanker truck driver approached the uncontrolled railroad crossing, an Amtrak train was traveling northbound nearing the truck’s location.
The Amtrak train then crashed into the right side of the truck spilling 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel.There were 218 passengers on the train, three of whom suffered minor injuries…