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Hunt for Heroes Parade Hit by Train

Started by TheCG , Nov 16 2012 11:44 AM

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#1 TheCG

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 11:44 AM

This happened in my city: http://www.cbs7kosa....ls.asp?ID=38997

A train hit a truck during a parade honoring veterans. :sad-smiley-012:

One article says that the train company says that the lights and gates were working and that the train sounded its horn, but that's not what the local people are saying.

Still wondering what happened... :reading:

Edited by TheCG, 16 November 2012 - 11:54 AM.

...I forgot what I was thinking.

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 03:19 PM

My heart breaks for all those involved.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:23 PM

:sad-smiley-012:

That was so horrible. I was trying to figure out how it could happen.
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#4 TheCG

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Posted 17 November 2012 - 10:30 AM

It sounds like everything was working properly and the train horn did sound. They just didn't get off the tracks.

All 4 deceased were the Heroes, one of whom pushed his wife off the trailer, probably saving her life.

My husband said there were 4 failures here:
1) They planned the parade across the tracks (there is only one location where you can cross the tracks without actually crossing the tracks in town - an underpass in the middle of downtown).
2) They didn't tell the railroad about it.
3) The truck did not leave enough room to get off the tracks before getting on the tracks.
4) The truck did not get off the tracks by any means necessary, even if he had to ram the vehicle in front of him.
...I forgot what I was thinking.

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Posted 17 November 2012 - 03:29 PM

I wanna bawl every time I see the pics. So sad...so sad...

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#6 TheCG

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Posted 18 November 2012 - 10:39 PM

http://usnews.nbcnew...ain-tracks?lite

Sounds like it was mostly driver error.

He's going to need lots of prayers as well. That's going to be hard to live with.
...I forgot what I was thinking.

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 02:24 PM

it's heartbreaking to hear about that happening

I saw the article on Yahoo about the men who saved their wives, heroes to the end

:pray:

Edited by lumabean, 19 November 2012 - 02:24 PM.

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