Investigators probe deadly train crash at Texas parade for veterans

ACCORDING TO REUTERS / YAHOO NEWS

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Safety investigators descended on the West Texas oil town of Midland on Friday to search the wreckage of a freight train collision that killed four people on a parade float carrying U.S. military veterans and their spouses.

At least 16 people also were injured during the parade on Thursday afternoon, which was supposed to have kicked off a weekend of events, including a banquet and a hunting expedition, to honor wounded veterans.

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