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THAT COLLISION. WELL, HIGHWAY ONE STILL CLOSED ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AFTER AN AMTRAK TRAIN CRASHED INTO A TRUCK THAT WAS HAULING DIESEL. THAT CRASH WAS AROUND 415 THIS AFTERNOON NEAR ...