Several injured after 3 commuter train cars collide with truck

Three cars of a Southern California Metrolink commuter train have derailed and tumbled onto their sides after a collision with a truck on tracks in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles.

Oxnard police Sgt. Denise Shadinger says the crash reported at 5:44 a.m. Tuesday caused a number of injuries.

Shadinger says the truck became fully engulfed in flames.

A KABC-TV news helicopter is showing firefighters treating numerous people at the scene.

Metrolink's website says the train was on a run from Ventura County to Los Angeles.

Here is some aerial footage of the accident:

Here are some pictures via Twitter:

METROLINK VC UPDATE: 4 train cars have derailed; several injuries reported http://t.co/01cSgHizZD pic.twitter.com/4peMbTXsGo

- ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 24, 2015

#BREAKING: @abc7 reporting multiple casualties after Metrolink train strikes car near Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/fguY24l264

- Rudy Rivas (@RudyABC15) February 24, 2015

DEVELOPING: Metrolink train derails after hitting at least 2 trucks in Oxnard, CA http://t.co/QPL5kj3tPL - @CBSNLive pic.twitter.com/Ol5x0hIXif

- CBS News (@CBSNews) February 24, 2015