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Yet another Train Accident Death at Hayward, California
October 04, 2007

Ahmad Rahimi, a 16-year-old Hayward, California student on his way to school, was killed last week after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train while he was trying to cross the railroad tracks along Huntwood Avenue. There is no barrier separating the tracks from the nearby residential neighborhood.

The fatal train accident has put the entire populace of Hayward on an alert. Parents have joined together to place warning signs along Huntwood Avenue - that runs parallel to the railroad tracks - to caution the pupils about the possible hazards. Students have also started a petition urging the Hayward Unified School District to plan for an alternative and safer route for them to access the rear entrance of the school campus.

According to the Oakland Tribune, this is at least the fifth fatal accident in the same vicinity. In February 2005, a 14-year-old Hayward student was also struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the same area. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a lack of supervision by school officials at the Huntwood gate lead to the student's death. The family recently accepted a $200,000 settlement from the school district.

If you have been the victim of a personal injury or a loved-one has suffered a wrongful death as the result of a train accident in California, contact the personal injury attorneys at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation.

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