Key takeaways:
- Six people, including three children, were killed in a tragic accident in Hillsborough County, Florida.
- The accident occurred when a freight train crashed into a Cadillac Escalade that was on its way to a quinceañera.
- The accident is currently under investigation and the identities of the victims have not yet been released.
Six people, including three children, were killed in a tragic accident in Hillsborough County, Florida on Saturday evening. According to a report from the CBS News affiliate WTSP in Tampa, a group of seven people were in a Cadillac Escalade when the train crashed into them at around 6:45 p.m. while they were on their way to a quinceañera at a home just across the railroad tracks.
Video from the front of the freight train showed the driver approaching the crossing in the area of Highway 92 and Jim Lefler Circle in Plant City, which reportedly wasn’t signalized. Five of the passengers were violently ejected from the vehicle upon impact. Sheriff Chad Chronister explained during a press conference that instead of yielding at the posted stop sign, the driver slowly crawled across the tracks.
The accident is currently under investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
The tragedy has left the community in shock. Local residents are mourning the loss of the six victims and sending their condolences to the families of those affected. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the accident to contact them.
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