An L.A. commuter train crash killed at a href=”http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421801,00.html”least 12 people last night:/abr /br /blockquoteEmergency crews worked desperately through the night and into Saturday morning, ripping into a mangled train car to search for an unknown number of people trapped in a horrific train wreck in Los Angeles.br /br /A Metrolink commuter train carrying 222 people collided head-on with a freight train Friday afternoon, killing at least 12 people and injuring about 135. The death toll was expected to increase as firefighters dug deeper into the wreckage….br /br /The train wreck shocked those who first saw it.br /br /Leslie Burnstein heard screams of agony as she ran through a smoky haze toward a wrecked train where dozens of bloodied passengers were still trapped inside. She pulled victims out one by one, some weeping as they looked about at the destruction.br /br /”It was horrendous,” said Burnstein, a psychologist who saw the train crash from her home. “Blood was everywhere. … I heard people yelling, screaming in pain, begging for help.”/blockquotebr /br /Luckily, Ms. Burnstein saw it as her duty to help and not to walk away.
Psychologist is one of the first on the scene of an L.A .train wreck
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