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Ohio Train Collision Claims Three Lives, Leaves Infant Critically Injured

A family of four from Indiana was struck by a Norfolk Southern train on a restricted railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, during a fishing trip.

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Investigators respond after a train hit pedestrians on a bridge in Freemont, Ohio.
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Overview

  • The collision killed a 58-year-old mother, her 38-year-old daughter, and a 5-year-old child whose body was recovered from the Sandusky River on May 19.
  • A 14-month-old infant, rescued from the river by a bystander, remains hospitalized in critical condition in Toledo.
  • The family, visiting from Fort Wayne, Indiana, had been walking on the Miles Newton Bridge, which is marked with no-trespassing signs and designated for rail traffic only.
  • Emergency responders, including dive teams and law enforcement, conducted extensive search efforts in the Sandusky River to recover the missing child.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board and Norfolk Southern are collaborating with local authorities to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy.