The westbound Amtrak Sunset Limited passenger train collided with a tractor trailer truck at a private highway-rail grade crossing on June 14, 2006, at 12:55 p.m. The accident occurred near Paradis, Louisiana, immediately west of Boutte, Louisiana, near BNSF milepost 28, on the BNSF Lafayette Subdivision. The driver of the tractor trailer truck was uninjured. The flat bed trailer and its load were damaged. The train crew reported no injuries at the time of the accident, but twelve days later the engineer visited his doctor for medical care for back pains.. The leading locomotive sustained damages of about $55,000, total damages estimated at $100,000 . Two passengers on the train were hospitalized with minor injuries at a nearby hospital, and two additional passengers later identified themselves as injured. At the time of the accident it was daylight and partly cloudy. The temperature was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The accident was caused by failure of the tractor trailer truck driver to yield to the train due to driver inattentiveness. According to the St Charles Parish Sheriffs Department, the driver was cited for reckless operation of a motor vehicle and certain vehicles must stop for all railroad crossings due to hauling hazardous materials.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-50, Amtrak (ATK), Boutte, Louisiana, June 14, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English