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An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle hit a semi-truck near Lompoc, closing a portion of Highway 1.

Four people were injured and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled after an Amtrak train struck a disabled semi-truck obstructing the track near Lompoc on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Amtrak Train 14 was traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle when it ran into the truck at 4:12 p.m. just north of the Lompac-Surf station in Santa Barbara County, according to an Amtrak spokesperson. There were 218 passengers and crew members on board.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the crash near Highway 1 and Brown Road and transported four people

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