Tragedy near Christmas Tree Lane: Child killed in Fresno train crash with family minivan

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Western Railroad Discussion > Small child dies in Fresno train-van collision
Date: 12/02/20 08:27
Small child dies in Fresno train-van collision
Author: Copy19

The Fresno Bee reports today a small child was killed when a family of four in a mini van was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday night will waiting in traffic to enter Christmas Tree Lane, a popular local holiday attraction. Other members of the family were hospitalized.

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Tragedy near Christmas Tree Lane: Child killed in Fresno train crash with family minivan

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Update: 5-year-old victim identified in Christmas Tree Lane train crash tragedy in Fresno
BY ANTHONY GALAVIZ
DECEMBER 01, 2020 07:49 PM, UPDATED 15 MINUTES AGO

[demigoddess]

1. I thought the rule was when you come to a railroad line, you stop, look both ways and if nothing is

coming, and nothing is in front of you, THEN you cross the railroad line.
Why is it these things happen?????

[Rorey]

3. Very sad

A lot of years ago I came *this close* to getting hit by a train. It was late at night and I was on my way home from work. It was at a crossing without warning lights or a gate. As I was going over the track I saw the light from the train. It scared me so much that I always am super careful now.

I was pretty young at the time. Close calls are sometimes good life lessons.

[onecaliberal]

4. The van got stuck on the track and couldn't move. Not sure if it is because there were cars in

Front of it according to local news reports.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

2. So...the driver of the minivan, while waiting in a line of traffic, drove onto the tracks to wait?

They will have to live with that.

[onecaliberal]

5. Christmas tree lane attracts thousands of people nightly.

The cars should not be sitting on the tracks but they always do. The line of cars waiting to go down the lane stretches for 5 or 6 miles easy.

[angstlessk]

6. Since so many folk wait..there should be an overpass or

an underpass for the safety of of the public.

[onecaliberal]

7. They would have to wipe out a lot of million dollar home and would take out the neighborhood.

They should have police stationed at the tracks to ensure cars are not waiting on the tracks.

[angstlessk]

8. That would be cheaper and give the police

overtime.

[onecaliberal]

9. Yeah definitely.