Five people died when a van collided with a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train near Wiggins, Mississippi. All victims were in the van, including the driver, a passenger, and three others. A 23-year-old woman survived and was hospitalized. No train passengers were injured. Authorities are investigating the crash.
Wiggins(US): Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday.
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.
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 kilometres) northwest of Biloxi.
The Stone County Sheriff's Office was investigating the crash, the company said.
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