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Video shows train hitting, pushing car near patio; 2 killed

Video shows train hitting, pushing car near patio; 2 killed | iNFOnews.ca
Two people are dead after a car and a light rail collided near Lincoln and Auzerais avenues in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The northbound train of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) went off the track after it hit the car with at least two individuals inside and pulled the car along the track for several meters. Police said the driver was trying to drive around the railway crossing arms, which were lowered down and functioning normally. (Randy Vazquez/East Bay Times via AP)

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A light-rail train hit a car that drove past crossing arms in San Jose, killing two men.

Surveillance video captured by Hapa’s Brewing shows the train plowing into the car as customers sat on picnic tables nearby Sunday.

The car was a virtually unrecognizable hunk of metal after the crash, which sent customers and a pedestrian running and screaming.

San Jose police say the man driving the car drove around the crossing arms. Both he and his passenger were killed.

About 20 people riding the train were not hurt. The driver of the train was taken to a hospital for evaluation and was not hurt.

The identities of the men who died haven’t been released.

Detective Brian McMahon says the driver’s body will be tested for drugs or alcohol.

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