w/ kids in the car....it's bad to watch ...but not GRAPHIC...Promise.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-traindeath_websep07,1,975134.story..
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<DL class=byline>By Emma Graves Fitzsimmons | Tribune staff reporter <DD>12:44 PM CDT, September 6, 2007 <SCRIPT src="/common/javascript/socialbookmarking.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT></DD></DL><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/trb.chicagotribune/news;tk=10075;tk=10085;tk=10086;tk=10098;tk=10102;tk=10103;tk=10115;tk=10128;tk=10176;tk=10260;tk=10483;tk=10498;tk=10499;tk=10597;tk=10607;tk=11059;tk=11070;tk=11452;tk=11467;tk=12241;ptype=s;slug=chi-traindeath_websep07;rg=r;zc=60477;ref=trbcom;pos=1;sz=88x31;tile=5;ord=7302624?" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT> </NOSCRIPT>
A video of last weekend's fatal train-mini-van crash in Hammond shows the van's driver racing the train before being struck at the railroad crossing, officials said.
Two young sisters were killed in the Saturday morning collision. Their mother, the driver, remains in critical condition, friends said.
The video was captured by several cameras at the Hammond station for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, spokesman John Parsons said. The crash took place near the South Shore Line station, but involved a train traveling on the CSX rail line, he said.
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<!-- END rail -->The video shows the mini-van speeding through the station's parking lot before turning into the crossing ahead of the train. But the van is struck by an oncoming train traveling on tracks going in the opposite direction.
The 1999 Mercury Villager had been going southbound on Johnson Avenue toward Hudson Street when it was hit by a westbound freight train, said Police Lt. Mike Jorden.
"It seems apparent from the video what the driver was doing," Jorden said Thursday. "It is still a tragedy, and we hope others can learn from this."
The case is under investigation by Hammond police and a full accident report is expected later today or Friday, he said.
Crystal Bolanos, 11, and Anahi Bolanos, 8, of the 200 block of Hanover Street in Hammond, were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Their mother was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Two other children who survived the crash were treated at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Norma Bazan, owner of a day-care center in East Chicago, said she has cared for the family's children for years. "It was a tragic accident," Bazan said. "She was a very loving mother. She loved her children a lot."
Wow..What a Shame.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-traindeath_websep07,1,975134.story..
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A video of last weekend's fatal train-mini-van crash in Hammond shows the van's driver racing the train before being struck at the railroad crossing, officials said.
Two young sisters were killed in the Saturday morning collision. Their mother, the driver, remains in critical condition, friends said.
The video was captured by several cameras at the Hammond station for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, spokesman John Parsons said. The crash took place near the South Shore Line station, but involved a train traveling on the CSX rail line, he said.
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<!-- END rail -->The video shows the mini-van speeding through the station's parking lot before turning into the crossing ahead of the train. But the van is struck by an oncoming train traveling on tracks going in the opposite direction.
The 1999 Mercury Villager had been going southbound on Johnson Avenue toward Hudson Street when it was hit by a westbound freight train, said Police Lt. Mike Jorden.
"It seems apparent from the video what the driver was doing," Jorden said Thursday. "It is still a tragedy, and we hope others can learn from this."
The case is under investigation by Hammond police and a full accident report is expected later today or Friday, he said.
Crystal Bolanos, 11, and Anahi Bolanos, 8, of the 200 block of Hanover Street in Hammond, were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Their mother was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Two other children who survived the crash were treated at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Norma Bazan, owner of a day-care center in East Chicago, said she has cared for the family's children for years. "It was a tragic accident," Bazan said. "She was a very loving mother. She loved her children a lot."
Wow..What a Shame.