article_snippet: (CNN)Twenty-one people were injured Saturday when a commuter train collided with a car and derailed near the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles, authorities said.
article_snippet: The collision happened at about 10:45 a.m. near Exposition Boulevard and Watt Way when an eastbound Hyundai turned north onto the tracks as an eastbound light-rail Metro train approached, said Sgt.
article_snippet: The vehicle got wedged in between a pole and the train, causing the train to dislodge,Michael Verlich of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Michael Verlich of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
article_snippet: The derailment was expected to cause traffic problems for the 6:30 p.m. Saturday soccer game between Mexico and Ecuador at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum across from the USC campus.
highlights_snippet: Commuter train and car collide near the USC campus .
  