Scene of train collision in Florida.Photo:Hillsborough County Sheriff Office/Twitter
Hillsborough County Sheriff Office/Twitter
Six people are dead after a train hit an SUV crossing railroad tracks in Hillsborough County, Florida on Saturday, according to police.
“For unknown and undetermined reasons, the driver slowly crossed the tracks directly in the train’s path,” according to the release. “Five rear passengers were ejected from the Escalade as it rotated and rolled to final rest.”
Scene of train collision in Florida.Hillsborough County Sheriff Office/twitter
Hillsborough County Sheriff Office/twitter
“The five ejected passengers died at the scene,” per the release. “Hernandez and the front right passenger were transported to Lakeland Regional Hospital in critical condition.”
Hernandez later died as a result of his injuries alongside crash victims, Enedelia Hernandez, 50, Alyssa Hernandez, 17, Anaelia Hernandez, 22, Julian Hernandez, 9, and Jakub A. Lopez, 17, the sheriff’s office said. The name of the survivor — one of the friends of the children — has not been released.
Enedelia Hernandez, one of the victims of the train collision in Florida.Enededelia Hernandez
Enededelia Hernandez
“The word ‘devastating’ doesn’t begin to describe the events and tragedy that unfolded behind me this evening,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said at the scene during a news conference on Saturday night, perNBC News.
Chronister noted the train’s conductor “did everything he could” to slow the locomotive down, signaling “loud train horns that they’re equipped with, along with the flashing lights.”
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A witness parked close to the tracks was honking his horn to get Hernandez’s attention, Chronister added.
Referencing a video of the collision, Chronister said the Escalade “flipped violently several times” and landed “a distance” from the tracks,according to ABC News.
source: people.com
