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CSX train with 170 cars derails in Georgia - sparking huge blaze

• CSX train with about 170 cars, with three locomotives, ran off tracks in Lilburn
• Derailment early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said
• The fire involved 'hazardous materials,' spokesperson Justin Wilson said
• Evacuations began at 2am and people were allowed back in their homes at 6am
• Two employees involved in the derailment were able to get to safety and were being evaluated for possible injuries, the agency said in a Facebook post

By VALERIE EDWARDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 13:07 EDT, 11 October 2020 | UPDATED: 17:31 EDT, 11 October 2020

A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said.

The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three locomotives, ran off the tracks in Lilburn, according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services.

Firefighters responded at 1.43am to an occupant report of a train derailment on the CSX rail line in the area of Main Street NW and Camp Creek Road SW.

A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said

The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three locomotives, ran off the tracks in Lilburn, according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services

Two employees involved in the derailment were able to get to safety and were being evaluated for possible injuries, the agency said in a Facebook post. No injuries were immediately reported

A portion of the train is seen on Sunday morning following the accident

This aerial image shows the train derailment that occurred early Sunday morning

The devastation is seen Sunday morning after the CSX train derailed

The 911 caller advised the train had derailed and the train was taking on water.

The fire involved 'hazardous materials,' spokesperson Justin Wilson said. Hazmat technicians performed atmospheric monitoring in the area and began initiating spill control measures with difficulty due to the swollen creek.

With the fire involving hazardous materials, a decision was made to begin evacuation of the area closest to the fire. Evacuations had begun around 2am.

Around 5.30am, crews operating on scene determined the fire and hazmat to be under control with good air quality readings in the area.

It was unclear what exactly the train cars were carrying but crews were continuing 'atmospheric monitoring' after evacuation orders were lifted around 6am.

Approximately two hours into the incident, the fire had substantially subsided but still posed a threat to the surrounding area.

The National Response Center was notified of the hazardous materials and the EPA and EPD responded to the scene to evaluate the environmental impact of the incident

CSX is working with environmental cleanup companies to minimize impact to the environment
Fire apparatus were put into position on both sides of the fire to protect homes in case the fire spread through the wood line.

An unmanned master stream appliance was deployed to cool railcars exposed to the fire.

Photos shared by authorities showed smoky air over buildings in the city northeast of downtown Atlanta.

Two employees involved in the derailment were able to get to safety and were being evaluated for possible injuries, the agency said in a Facebook post. No injuries were immediately reported.

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources responded to the scene to investigate the impacts on storm water runoff.

The National Response Center was notified of the hazardous materials and the EPA and EPD responded to the scene to evaluate the environmental impact of the incident.

CSX is working with environmental cleanup companies to minimize impact to the environment.

 

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$2M Worth Of Fords Destroyed As Train Crashes Into Low Bridge
SEP 18, 2020 BY AARON BRZOZOWSKI CRASH / 23 COMMENTS
Brand new Fords and Lincolns were destroyed by their train car scraping a bridge.

$2M Worth Of Fords Destroyed As Train Crashes Into Low Bridge

Brand new Fords and Lincolns were destroyed by their train car scraping a bridge.

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WATCH: Train plows through semi-truck in Salem after driver goes around warning gates
Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021
By Kale Williams | The Oregonian/OregonLive

A driver with a dashcam caught startling footage Tuesday morning of a train plowing through the trailer of a big rig in Salem after the trucker drove past warning gates that were descending.

Salem police said the crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. near Court Street Northeast and Center Street Northeast.

In the video, the truck driver can be seen trying to go past the warning gates as they begin lowering to block access to the rails.

As the truck negotiates a tight right turn under the gate, it appears to get blocked and comes to a halt.

The train, having no way to stop in such a short distance, barrels right through the trailer.

Police said the train did not derail and no one was injured, though the intersection was closed for several hours.

 

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USA TODAY
Freight train collides with tractor-trailer in Texas, triggering fiery explosion caught on video; no injuries
Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
Tue, February 23, 2021, 3:23 PM·1 min read

A freight train carrying coal and gasoline collided with a tractor-trailer that ran a railroad crossing Tuesday morning in central Texas, setting off a fiery explosion that darkened skies with smoke.

Nobody was injured in the collision in Cameron, about 130 miles south of Dallas, authorities said, but the resulting explosion captured on video by passersby and residents was a spectacle.

"Fortunately, everyone was able to escape before the explosion," Texas Department of Public Safety Press Officer Brian Washko said, per the Cameron Herald.

At least one barn burned down and some nearby homes suffered heat damage, Cameron Fire Chief Henry Horelica said in a press conference, as reported by broadcast station KVUE.

The semi-truck didn't slow as it approached the railroad crossing, although the crossing arms were down and another vehicle was already waiting, state officials said at the press conference.

An 18-wheeler and train collided in Milam County, Texas on Feb, 23. The crash led to several fuel tank cars derailing and catching fire.

The truck driver managed to avoid colliding with the other vehicle, but then a BSNF train smashed into the truck, causing a huge explosion, authorities said.

Milam County Sheriff Chris White said the mixed freight train was carrying coal and gasoline in several cars and that the back of the train contained hazardous material that didn't spill after the collision.

"There's no more threat at this point," White said.

Multiple fire departments were trying to contain the fire prior to putting it out by late Tuesday, Horelica said.

Contributing: The Associated Press

 

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Iowa train derails and catches fire

 

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Child and two adults are killed when Metra train smashes into their car on railroad crossing at 79mph and then pushes it for half-a-mile in Chicago

• The train was heading into the city on Saturday when it struck the vehicle
• Vehicle was pushed along tracks from 103rd to 107th street on the Far South Side
• The passengers - a man, woman and child - were pronounced dead at the scene
• The force of the impact caused the train's front car to partially derail
• Its conductor and engineer were also injured in the crash and needed treatment

By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 22:11 EDT, 27 June 2021 | UPDATED: 10:55 EDT, 28 June 2021

A child and two adults were killed when a Chicago Metra train smashed into their car on a railroad crossing at 79mph and pushed it for half-a-mile along the tracks.

The train, heading north into the city, struck the vehicle just after 5pm on Saturday at the railroad crossing of 107th Street and Vincennes Avenue on the city's Far South Side, Chicago fire officials told the Chicago Sun-Times.

All three passengers - a man, woman and child - were pronounced dead after the train came to a stop near 103rd Street and Vincennes Avenue, with Chicago fire officials saying they were believed to be from the same family.

A child and two adults were killed on Saturday when a Metra train smashed into their car on a railroad crossing at 79mph, before pushing it for half-a-mile in Chicago. Pictured: The wreckage is seen where the car came to a stop after being struck by the train on Saturday

Pictured: A map showing where the train struck the vehicle, and where it pushed it to
The force of the impact caused the train's front car to partially derail, according to Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile, and at some point the vehicle caught fire.

The train's 43-year-old conductor was injured in the crash and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, officials said.

An engineer also suffered a leg injury. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said that neither employees' injuries were life threatening.

Pictures from the snene showed the crumpled frame of the vehicle at the front of the train, the front few cars of which were off the rails. Rocks from the tracks littered the intersection at 103rd Street and Vincennes Avenue.

'It's heart-rending,' Gillis said in his statement. 'It's the worst thing I've seen. I've been doing this job for 12 years, this is the worst scene I've seen.'

The train, heading north into the city, struck the vehicle just after 5 p.m. at the railroad crossing of 107th Street and Vincennes Avenue on the city's Far South Side, Chicago fire officials told the Chicago Sun-Times

All three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene of where the train came to a stop near 103rd Street and Vincennes Avenue (pictured), with Chicago fire officials saying they were believed to be family

Pictured: Metra police and engineers work the scene where a train collided with a vehicle, killing three occupants, including a child, in the 10300 block of South Vincennes in the East Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, Sunday, June 27, 2021

Reile said 41 passengers aboard the train declined medical attention and were transported to a different station so they could continue their way into the city.

Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times, Matt Townsend - who was riding back to the city with his girlfriend - said he was still trying to process the 'traumatic' event.

'It was hard to see out of the windows because there was so much dirt on both sides of the train,' Townsend said in a phone interview on Sunday night with the news outlet. 'And I knew there was something wrong at that time.'

The 47-year-old said he was in either the third or fourth rail carriage, and that people were in shock as they were escorted off the train.

'Everybody was anxious, tensions were running high, and we were wanting to get off faster than the line was allowing us to,' Townsend told the Sun-Times.

'... The car was unrecognizable as a car, it was just a clumped up piece of metal... and I started seeing flames come from the car, and that was scary. But most importantly, I knew that people had died,' he added.

Sandy Wilson, who witnessed the event from across the street at the intersection where the train came to a stop said she saw two men run to try to help the victims, before emergency crews worked to remove the child and woman from the vehicle.

The train's 43-year-old conductor was injured in the crash and transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital in a good condition, officials said. An engineer also suffered an injury to his leg, with Metra spokesman Michael Gillis saying at the scene that both employees' injuries were non-life threatening

Reile said 41 passengers aboard the train declined medical attention and were transported to a different station so they could continue their way into the city

Metra has opened an investigation into the incident, and all Metra Rock Island services have been stopped near 103rd street.

It was not immediately known how fast the train was traveling at the time of the collision, though Reile said the speed limit for trains in that area is 79 mph, although Gillis added that the train was “basically expressing” through the area at about 79 mph.

'Our understanding at this point in time that everything was functioning as intended,' Reile said.

'However, we will be doing - and this is normal operating procedure anytime there´s an incident involving a train whether it´s a fatality or not - we take downloads and check the equipment to make sure it was functioning at the time properly.

'But we have no information at this time to indicate that our signals and gates were not working.'

Pictures from the scene showed the crumpled frame of the vehicle at the front of the train, the front few cars of which were off the rails. Rocks from the tracks littered the intersection at 103rd Street and Vincennes Avenue

Metra has opened an investigation into the incident, and all Metra Rock Island services have been stopped near 103rd street

It was not immediately known how fast the train was traveling at the time of the collision, though Reile said the speed limit for trains in that area is 79 mph

 

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Moment train crashes straight through semi trailer and drags wreckage 250 yards up the track after truck got stuck on Ohio railroad crossing

• A video shows the moment a train plowed into the side of a semi truck that was stuck over the railroad tracks as the gate starts to come down
• The gates close in between the truck's cab and trailer as whistles can be heard, signifying the train approaching in Columbus Grove, Ohio
• The train then strikes the side of the truck's trailer, sending it flying and hitting a steel structure
• The train continues to plow through the truck, dragging part of its trailer about 250 yards down the track before coming to a halt
• Authorities say the truck was stuck and could not move out of the way
• Fortunately nobody was injured in the collision

By MELISSA KOENIG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 15:07 EDT, 19 August 2021

Video has captured the moment that a semi truck that got stuck at a railroad crossing was obliterated by a speeding train in Ohio.

The truck could be seen stopped over the tracks at 7pm on Monday in Columbus Grove, a village about 90 miles North West of Columbus, Ohio.

The footage was posted online by witness Mark Myers, who simply captioned it: 'So, that was an interesting trip to get Luke from football'.


The crossing gates can be seen closing around the vehicle - with one hitting the trailer roof and the other wedging behind the truck cab.

Moments later, Meyers can be heard saying: 'I think I hear the whistle.'

As the train comes into their view, Myers says, 'Oh my God, he's going to be hit. How are you not just going?'

Sure enough, just a few seconds later, the train strikes the side of the truck's trailer, sending it flying.

A steel structure over the tracks is pulled down, as the train continues to plough straight through the wreckage - dragging part of the trailer about 250 yards down the track before coming to a halt.

'Oh my gosh,' Myers says as the scene unfolds, before turning his camera back to the truck - which now only has a cab that starts to pull over to the side.

A viral video shows the moment a semi truck got stuck on the railroad tracks in Columbus Grove, Ohio Monday night as the gate started to close

Soon enough, the CSX train plows through the side of the truck, sending the trailer flying

The impact separated the cab from its trailer, with the cab driver pulling to the side following the impact

Authorities say the train dragged part of the trailer about 250 yards down the track before coming to a halt

Fortunately, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said, no one was injured in the crash, with train crew members seen in local news footage leaving the train unharmed.

Police said they started receiving reports of a CSX truck on the railroad tracks at around 6.45 p.m. but it was already too late to stop the oncoming train.

They have also said that initial indications show the truck's driver had trouble maneuvering across the cross bucks and could not get out of the path of the train.

Another video from the incident, taken from the other side of the tracks, shows the truck try to pull up a few feet as whistles could be heard in the background, while a woman says, matter-of-factly: 'There is a train coming.'

As the whistles become more frequent, the woman could be heard saying: 'Oh he's gonna hit that son of a b***, he's gonna f****** hit him.'

Then when the train plows through the truck, the video shows the cab lilt to the side, sending the cab flying as the woman screams, 'Oh my f****** God. Holy s***.'

Footage from the aftermath of the horrifying crash show debris strewn across the street, with what appears to be part of the trailer landing upside down as authorities investigated the incident Monday night.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Puntam County Sheriff officials for more information.

Scenes from the aftermath shot by local news stations appear to show part of the trailer landing upside down as authorities investigated the incident Monday night

Train crew members were able to evacuate unharmed

The trailer of the truck was completely bent out of shape in the aftermath
Shocking moment train plows through tractor trail

 

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Nine killed after train hit construction workers in NW China's Gansu - Global Times

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Nine killed after train hit construction workers in NW China's Gansu

Nine people were killed on Friday morning when a train collided with railway construction workers in Jinchang city of Northwest China's Gansu Province. Rescue and preliminary investigations are both underway as of press time.

Victims of the crash were all construction workers, China Central Television (CCTV) reported. The accident occurred at around 5:19 am, when the train was heading from Urumqi of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Hangzhou of East China's Zhejiang Province.

 

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Over 200 injured in metro train collision in Kuala Lumpur: media

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Over 200 injured in metro train collision in Kuala Lumpur: media


KUALA LUMPUR - Over 200 people were wounded, including 47 suffering serious injuries, as two metro light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday, media reports said.

The accident happened around 8:30 pm local time as an empty train collided head-on with another one carrying 232 people on the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) line at an underground section near the KLCC station outside the Petronas Towers, media reports quoted Malaysian transport minister Wee Ka Siong as saying.

The minister told a press conference at the station that 166 people suffered light injuries while 47 where seriously injured, adding that some of the injured were sent to hospital.

The empty train was on a test run, the minister said.

He said the incident was the first of its kind in the LRT's 23-year history, adding that a special panel will be formed to probe the collision.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on social media that he was informed of the accident and that security and emergency officers are on the scene.

The prime minister said he has ordered an investigation into the accident.

 

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12 train passengers killed, 5 injured in flooded subway tunnel in China

Subway administration urgently halted train traffic and cut all power, but one train stopped at a flooded section of the tunnel.

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12 train passengers killed, 5 injured in flooded subway tunnel in China

 

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RapidKL apologises after train doors remained open in transit yesterday, says passengers safely evacuated

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Public transport operator RapidKL has issued a public apology after doors of its driverless train operating on the Kelana Jaya line remained open during...

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RapidKL apologises after train doors remained open in transit yesterday, says passengers safely evacuated

 

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Oversized truck driver has a very bad day: $100K wind mill blade takes down power lines before getting smashed by a TRAIN

• Shocking footage captured the moment a semi truck was stuck on railway tracks in Luling, Texas before being smashed into by a train
• Daniel Canup, the driver, was carrying an expensive wind turbine blade in the back of the semi that was left destroyed by the train
• The semi became stuck on the tracks after Canup had attempted to turn onto a nearby road, leaving it in the train's path
• An escort vehicle with the company also blocked Canup's way as it sat a few feet in front of him on the road
• The Luling Police Department reported no injuries at the scene, but damage to the train engine and property were found
• The crash is still under investigation

By TOMMY TAYLOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:42 EDT, 31 August 2021 | UPDATED: 13:58 EDT, 31 August 2021

This is the shocking moment a train smashed into a semi truck stuck on Texas railroad tracks and destroyed the expensive wind turbine blade the vehicle was hauling.

Daniel Canup, a driver for Minnesota company Northern Lights Specialized, LLC, was making a turn on Route 183 in Luling, about 50 miles south of Austin, when his oversized rig stopped on the tracks.

Video footage recorded by a driver witnessing the scene captured the semi on the tracks with an escort vehicle sitting a few feet in front of it.

A semi truck carrying a wind turbine blade on Route 183 in Luling, Texas made impact with a speeding train and turned over after it was stuck on the tracks

The 18-wheeler knocked over several electrical poles as it tried to make the turn before stopping in front of the escort vehicle.


The driver recording the footage was heard shouting expletives as the railroad cross markers began coming down on the back of the semi.

He was heard repeating 'Oh my God. Oh my God', as the train began to approach the semi.

The driver of the escort vehicle quickly got into his vehicle and drove down the road to get out of Canup's way, who then followed behind as the train began blaring its horn.

The escort vehicle for Canup's company was blocking the road in front him as the semi was seen sticking halfway out into the road with the other half stuck across the tracks

The railroad cross markers were seen collapsing on the back of the semi as the train began approaching

Seconds later, the Union Pacific train smashed into the back end of the semi truck and completely destroyed the wind turbine blade the truck was carrying.

The train dragged the truck and turned it on its side to the shock and awe of witnesses and nearby drivers.

'It was so scary, because there are a lot of people right here in the market, and everything happened in seconds,' a witness told KXAN.

The Luling Police Department arrived to the scene on Sunday afternoon and found no one, including Canup, had suffered from any injuries.

'The Good Lord had his hand on him! Hit by a train and did not get even one scratch,' Daniel's wife Michelle Canup posted on Facebook.

The escort vehicle quickly moved out of the way with Canup attempting to get off the tracks in time

The driver recording the footage began shouting expletives and 'Oh my God' as the train blared its horn at Canup's semi

'Please continue to pray for him and all that was involved. There was no other injuries thank God. A lot of damage and his truck is totaled. Not sure where God will lead him/us but we trust him.'

Canup allegedly blamed the escort vehicle for not warning him in time of the oncoming train which could have avoided the accident altogether.

'The escort service is supposed to time the crossings and coordinate with the train company in the event of a situation like this. So many failures', Twitter user @SubliminalAniml said.

Route 183 was closed by police who also reported that three parked vehicles, the railroad crossing signal controller, a commercial building and utility pole were all damaged.

The front of the train's engine was also damaged. The train and tracks were inspected by Union Pacific staff before service resumed at 9pm.

The crash still remains under investigation.

This is reportedly not the first incident of an accident in the area as 13 other vehicles have gotten into crashes near the tracks with half of them being truck trailers, according to KXAN.

'Part of the problem is in our experience, the oversized loads that have been permitted have traveled west on 183 from I-10, to turn north on 183, to proceed toward Lockhart, and the oversized loads — especially the ones with the wind turbines — are unable to turn', a federal railroad report said.

The intersection between Magnolia Avenue and Pierce Street, where the accident happened, is considered to be the third most dangerous in the district, according to Luling's Chief of Police Bill Sala.

The semi was then suddenly struck by the train in the matter of a few seconds, destroying the expensive wind turbine he was carrying

The train dragged the vehicle onto its side to the shock and awe of surrounding witnesses

The video was posted on Facebook by Joe Throgmorton whose company driver recorded the shocking event.

It also got a lot of attention on Twitter after it was posted by @PermianLandman and received 91,200 likes, 29,300 retweets, and 2,300 comments.

Many Twitter users still debated who was at fault for the incident.

'I don’t know how the trains work… but are the conductors the only people that don’t know how to use breaks???,' @Robphillips_ said.

'Every time there’s an accident the train never stopped. And if there’s an issue with stopping…then maybe the trains need to be fixed? Modified!!!'

'Dont blame the train, the driver of that blade is at fault,' @DirtySouthScout replied.

'Oversize load drivers should know that you cant move that fast, let alone beat a train. He should have sat his a** at the light and waited til the train passes, simple.'

 

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At least 3 people are dead after an Amtrak train derailed in Montana

By Deanna Hackney, CNN
Updated 11:40 PM ET, Sat September 25, 2021

(CNN)Three people are dead after an Amtrak train derailed in Montana on Saturday afternoon, the Liberty County Sheriff's office said in a statement to CNN.
Authorities would not speak on the number of injured or the extent of their injuries.

Seven cars from Amtrak's Empire Builder train 7/27 derailed near Joplin, Montana, injuring an undisclosed number of passengers, Amtrak said in a statement. The train consisted of two locomotives and 10 cars.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. local time, and there were approximately 146 passengers and 16 crew members on board, Amtrak said in an additional statement Saturday night.

"Amtrak is working with the local authorities to transport injured passengers, and safely evacuate all other passengers," the railway added. "Additional details will be provided as available."

Individuals with questions about their friends and family aboard the train should call 800-523-9101, the railway said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a "Go Team" to investigate, the agency said Saturday night.

The Empire Builder travels between Chicago-St.Paul/Minneapolis-Spokane-Portland/Seattle, according to Amtrak's website, and offers passengers a chance to "experience the rugged splendor of the American West.

"Traveling between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest along major portions of the Lewis and Clark Trail, the mighty Empire Builder takes you on an exciting adventure through majestic wilderness, following in the footsteps of early pioneers," the website adds.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

CNN's Gregory Clary contributed to this report.

 

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Man and woman are killed on Thanksgiving after their car is hit by a TRAIN on Kansas crossing and pushed hundreds of yards down tracks

• Two people were killed in Kansas after their car was hit on a crossing by a train
• The incident occurred around 6pm on Thanksgiving, 75 miles outside Topeka
• Their car was shunted a quarter of a mile down the tracks and caught fire
• It it not yet known how the collision took place, and the victims haven't been identified

By SAM BAKER FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 08:44 EST, 26 November 2021 | UPDATED: 10:10 EST, 26 November 2021

A man and a woman have been killed after their car was hit by a train on a railroad crossing in Kansas on Thanksgiving .

Police officers were called out to a rural area 75 miles outside of Topeka in Miami County, Kansas, after the incident which occurred at around 6pm yesterday.

The Sedan and the section of the train involved in the crash reportedly caught fire following collision, which KSHB reports also shunted the vehicle a quarter of a mile down the rail tracks.

The sheriff's office confirmed that both of the people killed in the incident had been in the car.

Police officers were called out to a rural area 75 miles outside of Topeka in Miami County, Kansas, after the incident which occurred at around 6pm yesterday

It was also confirmed that nobody onboard the train suffered any injuries.

Sheriff's Office Captain Matthew Kelly said that it is currently too early to determine exactly why the crash took place.

But he added that it does not appear to be as a result of a malfunction with the crossing or the train.


'It was on the tracks, but we don’t know the reasoning of why it was on the tracks,' Kelly said.

'We don't know if it was moving across the tracks [or] stopped on the tracks.'

Firefighters from a number of agencies descended on the scene to put out the fire.

The railroad crossing has arms as well as bells and flashing lights as warning mechanisms.

Kelly added: 'We don’t believe that there’s any malfunctions that occurred at this intersection at the time.

'However, we’re not sure if the arms were down after the accident occurred or if the vehicle was there prior to the arms going down. If they went around it is something that we’re trying to figure out.'

The identities of the two victims have not yet been released.

Source

Man and woman killed on Thanksgiving after their car is hit by a TRAIN

Police officers were called out to a rural area 75 miles outside of Topeka in Miami County, Kansas, after the incident which occurred at around 6pm yesterday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Two trains carrying coal crashed in Tianjin, no casualty reported yet​