Did anyone hear the news report about the train accident in Idaho on Saturday?

Question

I was driving my friend from Rexburg, ID to the Idaho Falls airport on Saturday, and we were in a traffic jam forever.

When we finally got up to the scene, we saw a ton of rescue vehicles and police, a stopped train, a smashed car, tons of news stations and people in chaos.

I found out later that an 8 month pregnant woman with her 11 year old son, and 3 year old daughter were trying to cross onto the highway when they were hit by the train.

There car was knocked 100 feet into a pond by the river, the son was pronounced dead at the scene, the daughter is in the ICU, the mother had to undergo a C-section and the new baby is ok.

Does anyone have any more details?

I saw the woman and girl get life flighted, and I even saw the boy's covered body being loaded into an ambulence.

It was an enormous scene.

I was shocked and terrified.

I prayed for whoever was involved and want to know more.

God bless that poor family, not to mention the train conductor.

Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

The mother didn't make it, the 11 year old died also.  :-(

The three year old is in intensive care, baby was delivered and is doing fine.

And the father recently returned from Iraq.