Man dies in attempt to kill girlfriend
 

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Man dies in attempt to kill girlfriend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man trying to kill his girlfriend by stopping a car in front of an approaching train was himself killed Monday when the train hit the vehicle and launched it into him as he tried to flee, police said.

The girlfriend survived.

The man drove the car in front of a group of other vehicles stopped at a railroad crossing in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Sunland, Officer Mike Lopez said.

The driver, who was seen arguing with his girlfriend, parked the car on the tracks and jumped out, leaving her behind, Lopez said.

A northbound commuter train hit the rear of the car, hurling it into the man. The girlfriend was taken to the hospital, where she was in stable condition, Lopez said.

“She gets hit by a train and lives. He gets hit by his own car and he dies,” Lopez said.

The train was heading from downtown to Lancaster in northern Los Angeles County at the time of the 12:08 p.m. crash, said Denise Tyrrell, a spokeswoman for Metrolink.

There were no injuries on the train, which carried 132 passengers and crew members, Tyrrell said. The train had superficial damage.

The train’s speed wasn’t immediately known. The limit in the area is 79 mph, Tyrrell said. At that speed, it would take one-third of a mile to stop, she said.

It is highly unusual for someone to survive being struck by a train, Tyrrell said. “The train to your car is like your car to a soda pop can. It’s just not going to be a fair fight,” Tyrrell said.

kismet.

God's will.

Instant Karma.

Sweet. Too bad about the GF getting hurt, good news that the train and passengers are OK.

Darwin strikes again! Hope he did not have any children...

lol. classic.

Every once in a great while, the universe seems to work properly.

Hahah, yep.

OTOH, perhaps she had been nagging him for months and when he was crossing the tracks he looked at her and said "Enough of this schitt, I'm outta here." He gets out and leaves. Meanwhile she is still in the car nagging him. Not that women ever nag that much. :D

"But the Dodge was so mangled, they said, that they could not immediately determine the make or model.

Officials said the force of the crash sent pieces of metal flying as far as a block away. Pieces penetrated cars and disabled a truck by tearing through the engine, LAPD officials said."


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-metrolink1_jiewo0nc,1,6518246.photo?coll=la-headlines-california

Dodge Magnum maybe?