Two Killed Sunday in Train Crash

COVINA — A man and a 10-year-old girl were killed Sunday afternoon when their car was struck by a Metrolink train as they drove around a crossing gate, authorities said.

A 12-year-old girl was pulled from the car at Barranca Avenue and San Bernardino Road by paramedics and then airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, said Covina police.

A preliminary investigation suggests that the driver, Earl Brown, drove around the gate at 1:57 p.m. when the train struck it in the rear. The force threw the car 75 feet off the tracks, said Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell.

None of the 137 passengers on board the train had injuries. The train was delayed more than an hour during the investigation. Train 362 left Union Station at 1:20 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Riverside at 3:30 p.m.