Train crashes into fuel truck near Guadalupe

October 1, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle crashed into a fuel truck south of Guadalupe on Wednesday afternoon spilling 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel.

Shortly after 4 p.m.,  the train crashed into the semi-truck injuring four people and causing a temporary closure of a portion of Highway 1. There were 218 passengers on the train.

Emergency personnel transported the truck driver to a local hospital for treatment of major injuries. Three passengers sustained minor injuries.

 


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This incident could have been extremely serious. The 218 Amtrak passengers and crew should thank their lucky stars that the fuel truck wasn’t carrying a load of gasoline.


What was a fuel truck doing on the tracks? A train can’t alter its course.


Let me fix your headline: Fuel truck crosses in front of train, gets crushed.


Blaming the truck?, wasn’t there a driver who was ultimately responsible?, the truck did nothing wrong by itself.


There was, in fact, and he’s now dead.