Five people — including three children — were killed and two others critically injured after a freight train smashed into an SUV in Plant City, Florida.
A freight train slammed into an SUV in Florida Saturday, killing five people — including at least two children — and leaving two adults critically injured, police said.
The unidentified family of seven was heading to a quinceañera around 6:45 p.m. when they rolled onto the train crossing in Plant City, a city 25 miles east of Tampa.
“The word devastating doesn’t begin to describe the events and tragedy that unfolded,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a press conference.
Video footage obtained by police showed the Cadillac Escalade slowly approaching the crossing, which is marked only by a stop sign rather than crossing arms.
