4 dead, 17 hurt as train hits veterans parade
11-15-2012 10:13 PM

A train crashed into a parade float carrying U.S. military veterans and their spouses in West Texas on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17, police and parade organizers said. Ten of the hospitalized were in critical condition and seven others were listed as stable, said Midland Police Chief Price Robinson. Robinson said the Union Pacific train struck an open trailer carrying the veterans and their spouses as it was being pulled across the train tracks at around 4:30 p.m. "It's hard to look at. ...
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