A 35-year-old Placentia man was killed when his car was struck by a freight train and dragged almost one-quarter of a mile, according to a news report.
Anaheim police said that Bimal Shah was pronounced dead at the scene after a BNSF Railway freight train hit his Toyota Corolla. Investigators said that it appeared as though Shah, who was traveling in the same direction as the train, made a right turn directly in front of the train. Officials said the gates were down, and were unsure how Shah was able to bypass them and get onto the tracks.
The site of the accident is a federally designated “quiet zone” where engineers do not have to sound train horns except in an emergency. Quiet zones generally feature complex crossing gates and warning signals to prevent accidents.
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