Saturday, June 18, 2016

a small child and a woman have been killed after a pickup truck was hit by a freight train in southern Ohio


Train accident leaves two dead

SOURCE: MGN


Posted: Sat 12:53 PM, Jun 18, 2016

 
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) - Police say a small child and a woman have been killed after a pickup truck was hit by a freight train in southern Ohio.

Three-year-old Breea Holschuh and 67-year-old Brenda Hanshaw were killed Friday in the collision in Piketon, about 70 miles south of Columbus. They were passengers in the truck driven by Breea's mother, 40-year-old Cassandra Blankenship.

Police say Blankenship survived the collision. She was flown by helicopter to a Columbus hospital where police say she's listed in stable condition.

The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Authorities say the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Piketon police and the Piketon County Sheriff's Office are investigating to determine why the collision occurred.