A 66-year-old man died after driving under the railroad crossing arms and being struck by a Metrolink passenger train. according to the Orange Police Department. The victim died at a local hospital at 10:02 p.m.
This evening at approximately 7:02 p.m., the Orange Police Department responded to reports of a traffic collision at the intersection of Glassell Street and Taft Avenue.
A Jeep SUV was traveling south on Orange Olive Road and turned west on Taft Avenue. Witnesses stated the railroad crossing arms were down and the Jeep drove through the lighted safety barriers. A passenger train traveling north then collided into the Jeep…