4 dead, 17 hurt when train hits veterans parade

Friday, November 16, 2012

DALLAS -- A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float tried to get through a West Texas railroad crossing on its way to an honorary banquet, authorities said.

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