Crime & Safety
Coroner Identifies 3 Killed In Brentwood Amtrak Collision With Car
Two others in the car suffered major injuries, including a child.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — The names of three people killed in a train collision Sunday in unincorporated Contra Costa County were released Monday by the county coroner's office.
Dixon residents Julia Mondragon, 41, and Maria Nieves, 72, were killed along with 51-year-old Brentwood resident Mercedes Regalado.
An Amtrak train hit a car with five people inside around 1 p.m. in the 3000 block of Orwood Road.
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The two others in the car suffered major injuries. One of the injured was a child.
The railroad crossing had no gates. East Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman Steve Aubert said collisions at the crossing are not uncommon.
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None of the 85 people on board the train were injured. The tracks where the collision occurred are owned by BNSF Railway, which is investigating.
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