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North Carolina mother, child die in collision with Amtrak train on tracks maintained by Norfolk Southern

Serious questions are being asked about whether the safety devices at a North Carolina railroad crossing were working when a young mother and her 5-year-old son were killed by an Amtrak train just four days before Christmas. The crash – on tracks leased and maintained by Norfolk Southern – remains under investigation, but neighbors said…

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Attorney Warning of Sharing the Road with Dangerous Tractor Trailers and Comments on a Tragic Death of a Child in a Recent Accident in North Carolina

John C. wrote an article on a fatal tractor trailer crash that took a life of a young child in Dunn, North Carolina. The blog underscores the prevalent danger and likelihood of death when a car is involved in an accident with a much larger semi tractor trailer. Please read the full post on our…

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Tragic Amtrak Train Accident in North Carolina

A 5-year-old boy was killed and a 4-month-old baby was hospitalized in a horrific Amtrak train accident. A car driven by Erin Brett Lindsay-Calkin with the two children as passengers crossed the railroad tracks at Mount Willing Road when the Amtrak train slammed into the vehicle, according to The Herald-Sun. As mentioned earlier, the 5-year-old boy…

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