Tanker train crashes into car stopped on tracks in Emeryville

The Brief

  • A tanker train crashed into a car that was stopped on the tracks in Emeryville early on Saturday morning.
  • No injuries were reported in the crash, though the fire department said the crash and fire caused damage to the tracks.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. A tanker train crashed into a car that was stopped on the tracks in Emeryville early on Saturday morning, causing a small fire and damage to the rails.

The Alameda County Fire Department told KTVU firefighters were called about 1:10 a.m. to the tracks intersecting Shellmound Street, near 67th Street, on reports of the crash.

Firefighters found the car burning on the tracks and quickly doused the flames.

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