2 Dead, 1 Injured In Semi-Train Collision

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A locomotive train traveling from Wichita
to Fort Worth, Texas, slammed into a propane tanker truck in
north-central Oklahoma today.

The crash triggered a huge explosion that killed two people and
injured a third.

The injured truck driver was flown by medical helicopter to Via
Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis in Wichita with
third-degree burns over at least 50 percent of his body.

Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams says the
truck was on the train tracks when the locomotive slammed into it.

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Posted by: Jesse Location: Caldwell on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I work for the railroad and have seen this type of accident before. All this could have been prevented if people would actually pay attention around railroad crossings. People run infront of trains all the time and then complain that trains go so slow through wichita. . .we do it for your safety. People need to wake up and pay attention, these railroad brothers are gone because someone had their head up their. . .

Posted by: bre Location: Garden City on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Im sure if there was any issue with the gas plant the story would be on here. If anything I am sure they were evacuated for safety.

Posted by: Cindy Location: Tijeras, NM on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:13 PM
HOw close was the collision to the Oneoke Plant that is in Medford, it is a large gas faculity. My son works there and no one is answering the phone

Posted by: Editor Location: KAKE on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:22 AM
The semi did hit a train. The story is corrected. Thanks

Posted by: hmm on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:07 AM
you need to correct the story. A semi filled with propane did not collide with another semi. If it did then the headline is wrong because there is nothing in this story about a train.

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