Railroad News

Two accidents, same day, same crossing

Two separate train wrecks that happened at the same Mississippi railroad crossing on the same day resulted in the death of one man and the critical injury of a woman. The first crossing accident occurred in the morning, injuring the woman. The second railroad crossing accident happened in the afternoon, leaving a man dead and his SUV demolished. Unsafe railroad crossings are always unsafe, and unfortunately an accident can happen at one any time. These two train crashes prove that fact. The question is how many more fatalities will Mississippi see before lights and gates are installed at this dangerous crossing?

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