Jeffrey Bellinger, 13, killed when struck by freight train while walking along tracks in Cedar Lake, Indiana
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Mon, 04/20/2015 - 2:20pm13-Year-Old Boy Fatally Struck By Train In Cedar Lake
The engineer told police that he repeatedly sounded his horn, but said the teen had his hoodie pulled up over his head and was wearing earbuds when he was struck.
JEFFERY BELLINGER, 13, FATALLY STRUCK BY FREIGHT TRAIN IN CEDAR LAKE
Police said it appears the boy was taking a shortcut home from school.
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Hanover Central Middle School student Jeffrey Bellinger, 13, was walking along the side of a set of CSX railroad tracks Tuesday afternoon when he was hit from behind by a freight train that was unable to stop. The accident occurred about 200 feet north of the 137th Avenue crossing in Cedar Lake, where Bellinger was pronounced dead at the scene.
Type: Train Accident
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Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Jeffrey Bellinger
Roadway:
137th Avenue crossingCity:
Cedar Lake, INCounty:
Lake County, INArea:
Chicago, IL
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