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One Dead in Crash with Boilermaker Express

(Tippecanoe County, IN) - The Purdue University Boilermaker train traveling on roads with tires was involved in a fatal crash with a car.

 

The collision happened yesterday afternoon about 10 miles from the West Lafayette campus.

 

Police believe the Boilermaker Special blew a tire, causing it to veer into oncoming traffic and strike a southbound car. One person in the car died while two students on board the train suffered minor injuries.

 

The Boilermaker special has been to La Porte before in the Fourth of July parade.

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