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3 People Struck By Train In Ecorse, Including 2 Children
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 4, 8:31 PM EDT
updated Oct 6, 5:55 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WJBK, WDIV (Local 4 NBC) and WXYZ-TV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A four-year-old child died and a mother and a 10-year-old remained in critical condition after being struck by a train near Ecorse High School, WJBK and WXYZ-TV reported. The incident at the Ecorse crossing has drawn new safety concerns, WDIV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 5, 9:20 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Ecorse train crossing draws new concern after mother, daughters struck · WDIV (Local 4 NBC)
- 4-year-old dies after being struck by train in Ecorse; mother, 10-year-old remain in critical condition · WJBK
- Mother, 2 children injured after being struck by moving train near Ecorse High School, police say · WXYZ-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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