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Teenager hit by train gives 'thumbs up' as recovery continues
It has been less than two weeks since 15-year-old Jason Andrews was hit by a train in Franklin. His family said the 8th-grader is getting better with each passing day, but they know their loved one is far from being out of the woods.
"I would love for...Tags: Health, Skull Fracture, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Neighbors question safety of bridge, roadway after accident
Following Monday morning's bus accident, there have been a lot of questions about the road and railroad bridge above where it happened.
Driving up on the railroad bridge on Emerson Avenue, it looks pretty standard. It's two lanes. It's probably tight for...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Railway Transportation
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Franklin teen struck by train takes first steps since accident
A Franklin teen who was hit by a train last month is continuing to show signs of progress as he recovers. Monday, Jason Andrews, 15, took his first steps since the accident. Andrews was running on some railroad tracks, listening to his iPod when it...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Apple iPod
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State officials admit many railroad crossings lack safety measures
The Indiana Department of Transportation has said that there are approximately 30 percent fewer crashes on railroad tracks since 2001.
In the wake of another death on the tracks this week, they admitted not every crossing across the state is equipped...Tags: Will Wingfield, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Railway Transportation
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Man injured in accident involving train remains critical
The man injured in a crash involving a train and a motor home remained in critical condition Wednesday night.
The family of 71-year-old Stephen Stapp said he is resting following the accident.
It happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Victim in Brownsburg train, RV collision still in critical condition
The man hurt in a crash involving a train and an RV is still in critical condition Thursday morning. The family of 71-year-old Stephen Stapp says he is resting following the accident.
Stapp was driving a motor home across tracks in Brownsburg when a...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Accident involving train reported on city's southeast side
Emergency crews responded to the scene of an accident involving a train on the city's southeast side Monday night.
Officials said a train hit a car near Churchman and Minnesota a little before 7 p.m. The train was not traveling at a high rate of speed...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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CSX train derails just west of downtown Indianapolis Friday
A train derailed just west of downtown Indianapolis Friday afternoon.
It happened at Belmont just south of Washington Street. That's right next to the old General Motors stamping plant.
The train was a CSX train. Something solid, possibly grain,...Tags: General Motors Corp., Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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One injured following train, snow plow accident in Hendricks Co.
One man was injured after an accident involving a train and a snow plow in Hendricks County Wednesday morning.
Police said a snow plow was traveling northbound on County Road 151, west of Lizton, Ind.
The train conductor said the snow plow driver...Tags: Disasters, Transportation Accidents
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Elderly woman dies in collision with train
FOX 59A Gibson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy said the fatal crash happened at 8:41 a.m. Saturday on County Road 550 South, just west of U.S. 41. That's north of Evansville. The identity of the woman has not been released. Deputies say the crash is...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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Family cautiously optimistic about train crash survivor's recovery
Family members said Tuesday that they're cautiously optimistic about a train crash survivor's recovery.
Joan Gochenour, 81, of Lebanon, was riding in a car that was struck by a freight train last week near Jamestown.
She suffered severe head injuries....Tags: Health, Human Interest, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Head Injuries, Injuries and Wounds
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Officials monitoring Blue River following train derailment
Fox59A CSX train derailed near Morristown, Indiana, Wednesday night. Several train cars left the track and fell into the Blue River. The derailment happened near the bridge that crosses over the Blue River just north of U.S. 52. The freight train was...Tags: Arcadis NV, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Indiana
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