Amtrak Train Collides With Pickup, Three Dead

Three men were killed Friday when their pickup was struck by a northbound Amtrak passenger train near Avenue 9 in Madera County. The impact of the crash pulverized the truck, splitting it into pieces that were spread hundreds of feet from the point of impact.No information was available about who the men were, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Lloyd Pratt said. A Madera County coroner said the men’s names likely won’t be released until Monday. The train’s conductor was injured in the crash when he saw the impending impact with the pickup and dove for the floor of the train, Pratt said.