DALLAS: Four people are dead and 17 others are injured after a train crashed into a parade float heading to a event honouring wounded US veterans.
Union Pacific spokesman Tom Lange said the eastbound train was sounding its horn before it hit the float at a crossing in Midland, West Texas. He said the crossing gate and lights were working at the time.
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