Three family members, including a 5-year-old child, were killed and a toddler remains in critical condition after a tragic train-versus-pedestrian collision in northern Ohio over the weekend.
Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez said the accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. ET on May 18, when a Norfolk Southern train struck two women and two children as they crossed a bridge.
The city of Fremont, located along the Lake Erie shoreline in Sandusky County, is where the fatal incident took place.
On May 19, city officials identified the victims as O Ny Zar, 34; Ram Masan, 50; and 5-year-old Intisar Mi — all relatives from Fort Wayne, Indiana. A 14-month-old child survived but remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Mayor Sanchez told reporters that emergency crews initially searched the Sandusky River for the 5-year-old, who had gone missing after the collision.
By the afternoon of May 19, Fremont Safety Service Director Kenneth P. Frost confirmed that search crews had recovered the child’s body.
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