WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) \u2014 Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday.<\/p>\n
All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was flown to a hospital, Flurry said. No one aboard the train was reported injured.<\/p>\n
The crash occurred when a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train collided with a vehicle in a crossing, the railroad said in a statement. The location was near the town of Wiggins about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Biloxi.<\/p>\n
The Stone County Sheriff\u2019s Office was investigating the crash, the company said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur most sincere condolences go out to the families of the victims of this tragedy,\u201d the railroad company said.<\/p>\n
The driver of the van, Ryan C. Peterson, 26, and the front seat passenger, Kristina Carver, 45, were among those killed, Flurry said. Two of Carver’s daughters also died, 22-year-old Emley Chamblee and 20-year-old Sarabeth Chamblee, as did 23-year-old Demarcus Perkins. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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