27 Injured as Train Derails in California

At least 27 were injured as A light-rail passenger train derailed in Sacramento, California late Thursday, Reuters reported.

Thirteen people were taken to local hospitals, a Sacramento Fire Department representative said on Twitter. The rest were treated at the scene.

It was not immediately stated what caused the derailment, which is being investigated by regional transit authorities .

Earlier this month, four persons were killed and two others were injured, as a man who was “full of anger” went on a two-hour stabbing and robbery rampage in Southern California.

“The 33-year-old Garden Grove man was taken into custody after he came out of a 7-Eleven in Santa Ana, and dropped a knife along with a handgun that he had taken from a guard,” the police said.

“The violence appeared to be random and the only known motives seem to be robbery, hate, homicide,” Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said at a news conference.

“We know this guy was full of anger and he harmed a lot of people tonight,” he said.“The suspect and all the victims were Hispanic.”

“The two people who were injured were listed in stable condition late Wednesday night and were expected to survive,” Whitney confirmed.

Noteworthy, the brutal and tragic attack came just days after a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left 31 people dead and stunned the nation. The shooter in El Paso, Texas, apparently posted an anti-immigrant screed before killing 22 people at a Walmart on Saturday. Less than a day later, a man opened fire on a Dayton, Ohio, entertainment district, killing nine people before police shot him dead.