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Death Of 19-Year-Old Struck By Train In Gainesville Investigated As Suicide: Police Death Of 19-Year-Old Struck By Train In Gainesville Investigated As Suicide: Police
Death Of 19-Year-Old Struck By Train In Gainesville Investigated As Suicide: Police The death of a 19-year-old man who was fatally struck by a freight train on Monday, Oct. 9 in Prince William County, is being probed as a possible suicide, authorities said. Emilio Maurisio Rivas, of Catlett, was walking within the tracks as the train was approaching Gardner Manor Place and Hillcrest Farm Lane in Gainesville just before 3 p.m., county police said. The train engineer sounded the train horn to warn Rivas, who continued to walk within the tracks before being struck by the train. Fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene where Rivas was pronounced dead.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Hurt When Freight Train Strikes Truck Leaving From Prince William County Farm: Reports Three Hurt When Freight Train Strikes Truck Leaving From Prince William County Farm: Reports
Three Hurt When Freight Train Strikes Truck Leaving From Prince William County Farm: Reports Three people were injured after a freight train struck a truck on the tracks Thursday morning in a remote area of Prince William County, according to reports. The crash was called in at approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 in the 11200 block of Aden Road in the Nokesville area when the Norfolk Southern freight train collided with a work truck reportedly filled with sod. One person suffered what is being described as life-threatening injuries and had to be airlifted to the hospital, while the other two victims are being treated and evaluated for less severe injuries. According to the …

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by Zak Failla