1.0 link 229339 <![CDATA[Train Bound For Chicago Hits Car Near Detroit, All 5 People In Car Die]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/train-bound-for-chicago-h_n_229339.html CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. &mdash; An Amtrak passenger train carrying about 170 people struck a car that had skirted a gate at a road crossing near Detroit on Thursday, killing all five people in the sedan, authorities said.

The crossing has a gate and flashing lights that apparently were working when the car approached, said Sgt. Mark Gajeski, a police spokesman. Based on witness accounts, "it looks like they probably did go around the arm. They went around the gate," Gajeski said.

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