Tragically a young boy has died following afatal pedestrian accident in Pacific, Missouri. In addition, the pedestrian accident involving a train happened Wednesday night as the 16-year-old boy was on his bike and attempting to cross the tracks at North Olive near East St. Louis, Illinois. Although the lights at the crossing were flashing…
On Wednesday night, police responded to a call regarding atrain accident. Union Pacific Railroad Company had called the police to report that an individual was struck by at the Olive Street railroad crossing. According to authorities, 51-year-old Melvin Adams was either riding his bicycle or walking the bicycle across the tracks when he was…
Over the weekend, an 85-year-old man survived atrain accident due to the reactions of the train operator. The man was operating a Chrysler Sebring convertible traveling on Interstate 270 southbound when he attempted to take the exit for Interstate 370 West. For reasons unknown, the driver did not make the exit and traveled through…
A man, woman, and young child were traveling in a sports utility vehicle Monday afternoon when a train collided with their vehicle. As a passerby was awaiting the train to pass on the tracks in Hillview, Illinois, approximately 80 miles north of St. Louis, he was startled by the conductor running along the tracks and yelling for help. The conductor was asking for help to “find the baby”. He was referring to the toddl
Due to the latest fatalAmtrak train crash, the company may be facing hundreds of millions of dollars in personal injury claims for the victims injured in the May Philadelphia derailment. In 1997, Congress capped payouts for Amtrak accidents which means money to compensate victims will likely fall short of what is needed. According to…
In Jacksonville, Florida anAmtrak train cut a vehicle in half on Tuesday morning. In addition, the accident happened at a Riverside neighborhood train crossing. At the time of the crash, the crossing gates were down, and the driver attempted to pass through them when the train struck the vehicle. Two people that were in…
Investigators are trying to determine what caused all seven train cars toderail and send all of its passengers flying through the air. One major possibility that everyone is coming to a crossroads with is high speed. Furthermore, according to preliminary data it is estimated that the train was traveling over 100 mph before it…
AnAmtrak train traveling from Washington D.C. to New York derailed on Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m. The Northeast Regional Train 188 was transporting 238 passengers and five crew members when the accident occurred on one of the busiest railroad corridors in the United States. The train included seven cars, all of which were derailed…
Avid animal rescuer, 58-year-old-Sandie Konopelski was killed Friday morning after a MetroLink train struck her. At first police were baffled by how Konopelski ended up on the tracks, and why she did not hear the warning that a train was headed her way. No signs pointed to foul play or suicide, and everyone was…
Sadly, a person was struck and killed Friday morning by a MetroLink train in Belleville, Illinois. The unidentified person was hit and killed near the Swansea station and Scheel Street. The female pedestrian was walking on the tracks for unknown reasons when the westbound train hit her. The victim’s car was found near the…