{"id":9661,"date":"2011-05-13T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=9661"},"modified":"2011-05-13T18:39:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T18:39:21","slug":"two-border-patrol-agents-die-in-ariz-train-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/two-border-patrol-agents-die-in-ariz-train-mishap\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Border Patrol agents die in Ariz. train mishap","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GILA BEND, Ariz. &#8212; A westbound Union Pacific freight train hit a U.S. Border Patrol SUV here May 12 as two Border Patrol agents, reportedly chasing suspected undocumented immigrants, suddenly entered an unmarked private crossing in their unmarked SUV as the train approached.<\/p>\n<p>Both Border Patrol agents were killed in the collision, which occurred about 80 miles from the Mexican border.<\/p>\n<p>News reports say the train&#8217;s crew members saw the SUV driving parallel to the tracks &#8220;when the unmarked SUV suddenly turned south into the crossing.&#8221; The engineer reportedly blew his horn prior to the crash, trying to get the SUV driver&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>The Maricopa County Sheriff&#8217;s Department said the three-locomotive, 75-car UP train, enroute to Yuma, was traveling about 62 mph when it struck the SUV, pushing it about one-mile down the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>News reports say sheriff&#8217;s deputies later arrested a group of eight suspected undocumented immigrants traveling on foot near the scene of the accident. 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