A young woman from Romania was pushed down on the metro track and crushed by the train, miserably dead. The perpetrator even kicked her off when she struggled to climb up.
Alina Ciucu, 25, a waitress was killed on December 12, in Bucharest's Gara de Nord station Passengers initially believed the young woman had committed suicide but the CCTV footage recreated the terrified murder scene. Ciucu was attacked and pushed down the metro track.
She did try to climb back to the platform but was cruelly kicked off. The poor woman was crushed by the charging train a second later.
The suspected woman was arrested overnight.She told officers she did not have a home and often slept overnight. Police said the suspect admitted that she was the person in the CCTV images.
It is alleged the suspect had tried to attack another woman at a different subway station earlier that day but failed. However, the twisted suspect didn't know both victims and officers believe she may be mentally ill.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said.
The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC campus and Natural History Museum, according to the LA Fire Department.
Two victims were hospitalized with serious injuries and 16 others were transported in fair condition, the department said. Another 37 people were treated at the scene.
Dave Sotero, a spokesperson for LA Metro, said the bus crossed into the path of an E Line train. The light rail line runs from East Los Angeles to downtown Santa Monica mostly along streets, and not all of the crossings have gates.
Genesis Hernandez was transferring from a Metro bus to catch the E Line to Santa Monica, where she attends college when “all of a sudden I just saw a bunch of ambulances going by,” she recalled.
The 19-year-old was able to view the crash scene from a platform at the Expo/Vermont Metro station. “The bus definitely got crunched on its front end,” she said. “The train didn't look too damaged.”
Television news footage showed the left side of the red and white bus smashed against the first car of the train. The front section of the bus had significant damage.
The Starcraft 40-passenger bus was traveling westbound on Exposition Boulevard with only the driver and one passenger aboard when the collision occurred, according to a statement from USC Transportation. The bus driver and passenger were the two most severely injured, according to fire department officials.
There were more than 150 passengers on the Santa Monica-bound Metro train, officials said.
Sotero said the Los Angeles Police Department would be in charge of the investigation.
“Metro offers its sympathy to those injured in the accident,” Sotero said in an email.
Exposition Boulevard was closed in both directions during the initial investigation. Metro said its train service would be limited and buses would be used to get passengers through the crash area.
__ Associated Press writer Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
A Metro light rail train resumes service in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Officials say multiple people were hurt, and a few seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A Metro light rail train returns to service in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Officials say multiple people were hurt, and a few seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
In this aerial still image provided by KABC-TV, firefighters respond to the scene of an accident where a shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (KABC via AP)
In this aerial still image provided by KABC-TV, firefighters respond to the scene of an accident where a shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (KABC via AP)
In this aerial still image provided by KABC-TV, firefighters respond to the scene of an accident where a shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (KABC via AP)
In this aerial still image provided by KABC-TV, firefighters respond to the scene of an accident where a shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (KABC via AP)
A Metro light rail train service after a crash in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Officials say multiple people were hurt, and a few seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A Metro light rail train returns to service in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The LA Fire Department says a crash happened shortly before noon Tuesday along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC campus and the Natural History Museum. Officials say multiple people were hurt when a train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
