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Contrary1

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Tue Jul 29, 2014, 01:22 PM Jul 2014

Train runs over women attempting to cross railroad bridge; women survive





"MONROE COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Rail Road Company has released video taken from the perspective of the conductor of a train as it ran over two women who had trespassed on an 80-foot-tall railway bridge in southern Indiana.

"Railroad tracks are private property, they are not public thoroughfares, and they are very dangerous."

Officials said that was never more clear after the recent, near-fatal incident.

Indiana Rail Road Company Manager of Intermodal and Economic Development Eric Powell said just before 7 a.m. on July 10, a train was headed northeast in Monroe County, approaching Lake Lemon (see our map below) when the train's engineer saw two women in the train's path..."

Video and more: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/unbelievable-video-train-runs-over-women-attempting-to-cross-railroad-bridge-women-survive
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Train runs over women attempting to cross railroad bridge; women survive (Original Post) Contrary1 Jul 2014 OP
I'll say elleng Jul 2014 #1
I'm guessing they won't do that again, lucky ladies nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #2
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