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Two Maryland Teens Killed When a Train Derailed
Hailey Hurowitz
August 22, 2012
Two teens were killed tuesday when a train derailed on the bridge they were sitting on. The train then spilled coal on them which then buried them. The two girls were sitting on a bridge rail in Ellicott City, Maryland, just after midnight with their backs to the train when it derailed. The two girls posted photos to Twitter shortly before the crash. The two girls went to Mount Hebron High School, and they were terrific kids there. They were both very involved in the dance program. Jim Southworth of the National Transportation Safety Board said the investigation into what caused the accident was just the beginning. He said the train, with two locomotives and 80 cars was going 25 mph when it jumped the tracks. The first 21 cars behind the locomotives derailed, he said. None of the three crew members were injured though. Everyone is so sad for their losses.
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