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Monday, May 14, 2018

Two teens struck and killed by an Amtrak train while taking a popular 'shortcut' on the tracks

Two teens have been struck and killed by an Amtrak train while taking a popular 'shortcut' along the tracks.

Presley Trent, 13, and Samuel Rivas, 18, were killed on Wednesday afternoon in Chester, Virginia, by a train traveling from Georgia to New York.

The accident occurred just before 5pm and no one on the train suffered injuries.

Locals said they see people walking on the tracks all of the time as it's a popular shortcut but have never heard of a tragedy like this one.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've never understood how pedestrians can get hit by trains. It's not like you can't see or hear it coming.

Anonymous said...

Betcha they're not gonna do that again.

Anonymous said...

Stupid is as stupid does.It's a shame but they were acting stupidly and paid the ultimate price.