Article: Driver killed when train hits truck

ONTARIO - A man was killed Wednesday after a Metrolink train crashed into the pickup he was driving.

Four riders on the train suffered minor injuries.

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The crash occurred at 5:47 p.m. at Mission Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue, Ontario Police Department Detective David McBride said.

It was unclear Wednesday night if the crossing light was functional, McBride said.

"Under normal conditions the crossing has blinking red lights and a bell that rings," McBride said.

The pickup was pushed east by the train for about half a mile and

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