Two teenagers, ages 14 and 15, killed and two other teens seriously injured after pickup truck is struck by train at Kendall Street and 160th Avenue near Murray, Iowa
State Patrol: 2 juveniles killed and 2 others critically injured when train strikes truck in Clarke County
Investigators say a pickup truck was traveling east on a level B road, when a freight train slammed into it. The truck was pushed hundreds of feet down the tracks.
New details released on crash that killed two Clarke County teens
Authorities are not releasing the names of the injured teens. The two teens who were killed were from Murray, as was the 16-year old driver of the truck. The other injured 15-year-old is from Osceola.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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