{"id":36229,"date":"2023-09-24T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=36229"},"modified":"2023-09-24T14:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:17:21","slug":"update-6-now-dead-after-train-crashes-into-familys-suv-in-plant-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/09\/24\/update-6-now-dead-after-train-crashes-into-familys-suv-in-plant-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: 6 now dead after train crashes into family\u2019s SUV in Plant City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another victim in a tragic crash between a freight train and an SUV in Plant City died Sunday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" 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The family was heading to a quincea\u00f1era at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cAs you can imagine, the carnage that\u2019s created when these two collide,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said. \u201cThe SUV, we can see from the video begins to catapult and flip violently several times before it\u2019s landed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims of the crash were \u201cviolently\u201d ejected upon impact, killing six of them and critically injuring one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1-3.jpg 580w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deceased victims were identified as driver Jose G. Hernandez, 52; Enedelia Hernandez, 51; Jakub A. Lopez, 17; Alyssa Hernandez, 17; Anaelia Hernandez, 22; and Julian Hernandez, 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surviving victim was said to be the front passenger, 23-year-old Guillermo E. Gama III. The sheriff\u2019s office said he is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Health, as of this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/F6wvpzbWUAAatfM.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36210\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chronister said the scene was horrific to see, describing the family\u2019s SUV as a \u201csoft drink can that was smashed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think anyone who has seen the carnage that\u2019s been created, whenever you compound that with children lost their lives here, maybe an entire family, maybe an entire family lost their life here tonight,\u201d Chronister said Saturday night. \u201cWe\u2019re all visibly shaken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one on the train suffered injuries in the crash, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The train crossing did not have crossing arms, only a stop sign. However, rail safety expert Michael Callanan said the road was not meant for public traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-8.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis road is a privately maintained road, an access road to a home,\u201d Callanan said. \u201cThere are two homes back there I believe. It\u2019s not a public thoroughfare road; it\u2019s just a road to get to the house. Therefore it\u2019s not required to have those warning devices there because it\u2019s privately owned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another victim in a tragic crash between a freight train and an SUV in Plant City died Sunday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office. 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