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Two killed in Maryland train accident

Posted at 7:42 AM, Aug 21, 2012
and last updated 2012-08-21 07:42:16-04

Two people have died in an overnight train derailment in Maryland.

23 cars on a CSX Coal Train derailed in Ellicott City.

Several cars fell off a bridge. Two bystanders died.

Heavy cranes are now being used to lift railroad cars off of automobiles parked next to the bridge.

There is also mounds of coal scattered in the area.