[deadcat1]

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/201124...n-texas-parade

Here is what the link posts:

DALLAS -
Dozens of wounded warriors were involved in a horrible accident Thursday afternoon in West Texas.

The accident happened at about 5 p.m. in Midland during the "Hunt for Heroes" parade. A big rig that was carrying the veterans on a flat bed trailer was hit by a train.

There are conflicting reports about the crossing arms. Some witnesses said the arms were not coming down as the truck approached the crossing.


Police confirmed at least four people were killed. Sixteen others were taken to hospitals in Midland and nearby Odessa, 10 in critical condition.


Following the parade, the veterans were scheduled to leave for a deer-hunting trip while their wives were to be treated to a variety of activities. Those events were canceled.


Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/201124...#ixzz2CLETLreY

:(

[Brometheus]

i wanna see a video of that

[deadcat1]

I tried for pics and or video, hopefully someone can provide it.

[Azimuth]

WTF. How horrible, some of them were in wheelchairs and had literally no escape. Some jumped.

[Megamel29]

I just heard about this on the radio. That is so messed up.

[Oswald2001]

I think you'd have to almost plan for an occurrence like that.

[gatagato]

How sad

Police surround the trailer that was struck by a train during a wounded veterans parade, killing four people.


Parade participants and safety officials comfort each other after a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train in Midland, Texas.


Midland police, fire and sheriff's officers respond to an accident in which a trailer carrying veterans in a parade was struck by a train at a crossing in Midland.


A flatbed truck carries wounded veterans and their families during a parade before the accident.

[kellyhound]

Police have identified the four servicemen who died in Midland, Texas when a freight train plowed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans and their spouses at a crossing, two of whom saved their wives by pushing them to safety before they died.

Army SGM Gary Stouffer, 37, and 47-year-old Army SGM Lawrence Boivin were pronounced dead at the scene, police said, after the float carrying wounded veterans and their families to an honorary banquet was struck by a Union Pacific train around 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The train struck as the parade was crossing the tracks, turning the honorary event into a scene of destruction.

Army SGT Joshua Michael, 34, and 43-year-old Army SGM William Lubbers were transported from the scene and later pronounced dead at Midland Memorial Hospital, according to the Midland Police.

Seventeen people in all were transported to the hospital and 10 were treated and released. Four people were in stable condition and one is in critical condition as of this morning.

Michael was killed in the crash but was able to save his wife, his mother-in-law told the Amarillo Globe-News.

"He pushed his wife off the float -- my daughter," Mary Hefley told the newspaper. "He was that kind of guy. He always had a smile on his face. He would do for others before he would do for himself."

Hefley said Michael retired from the Army due to health reasons.

According to a website set up by Cory Rogers, a friend of Michael's family, the father of two completed two tours of duty in Iraq, and received two Purple Hearts after being wounded in combat.

rip.

[Deluxe247]

Holy shit I wanna see the video!