Employer of Train Engineer Faces Litigation
Two previous lawsuits that have been filed against the company that employed the engineer in the deadly Metrolink crash near Los Angeles have been combined into one class-action lawsuit. Veolia Transportation is to be sued over labor policies for allegedly not giving employees proper rest breaks, overtime and other benefits. Since the September 12th deadly crash Veolia has been under scrutiny. Federal investigators are reviewing whether fatigue played a role in the collision. The diabetic engineer blamed for the collision was in the midst of a 10.5 hour split shift. Of 222 train passengers, 25 people were killed and 21 remain hospitalized. The Los Angeles Times researchers reported that the crash sent 86 people to hospitals in the San Fernando Valley, Westwood, Hollywood and Ventura County.
