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Train hits pedestrians in Ohio, killing at least two Train hits pedestrians in Ohio, killing at least two
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Fremont emergency crews search the Sandusky river near Miles Newton Bridge for at least one missing personFremont emergency crews search the Sandusky river near Miles Newton Bridge for at least one missing person
Two people were killed, police said, and at least one person was missing after pedestrians were struck by a train on Sunday evening in northern Ohio, authorities said. Three members of a family – including a five-year-old girl – were killed after a train struck them while they were on a railroad bridge over a northern Ohio river, authorities said on Monday.
The incident occurred at around 7pm in Fremont, near Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland, WTOL-TV reported. Crews equipped with sonar had been scouring the Sandusky River through the night before they found the girl’s body on Monday near the bridge, said the mayor of Fremont, Ohio, Danny Sanchez.
The Fremont mayor, Danny Sanchez, confirmed two fatalities. The family – from Fort Wayne, Indiana – had been on a fishing trip along the Sandusky River, and they were on the bridge on Sunday night when the train came on to the span, Sanchez said. A one-year-old girl was rescued and being treated at a hospital, he said.
Emergency crews were searching the Sandusky river near the Miles Newton Bridge for at least one missing person, the TV station reported. Authorities closed the bridge. It’s not clear whether the train hit all four or whether some may have jumped or were thrown into the river to avoid the locomotive, Sanchez said.
Freemont police said on X that the bridge had been closed and urged people to stay away. Law enforcement agencies were on the scene. The details of what happened were still under investigation, Sanchez said.
The railroad bridge is not meant for pedestrians and was marked with no trespassing signs, the mayor said. He said he did not think the family was fishing off the bridge at the time the train approached.
The two women who died were a mother and her adult daughter, the mayor said.
Rail operator Norfolk Southern said in a statement that the company was deeply saddened by the tragedy and is working with authorities on the investigation.