Train Slams Into Tow Truck, Kills Driver

An Amtrak train crashed into a tow truck on the train tracks in Cardiff, killing the driver of the tow truck. Pieces of the wreckage were strewn along the tracks as deputies investigated the fatal collision.

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Train Slams Into Tow Truck, Kills Driver

An Amtrak train crashed into a tow truck on the train tracks in Cardiff, killing the driver of the tow truck. Pieces of the wreckage were strewn along the tracks as deputies investigated the fatal collision.

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