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Texas grandfather, grandson killed in train-vehicle crash near Plattsmouth
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Key Points:
- A grandfather, Vernon Hays, 73, and his grandson, Gabriel Johnson, 22, both from Kingsland, Texas, were killed in a collision with a train in rural Cass County, Nebraska.
- The crash occurred early Thursday morning near the intersection of 12th Street and Church Road, a narrow gravel road with white railroad crossing signs.
- The vehicle, a small SUV with Texas license plates, was traveling westbound on Church Road when it collided with the train.
- Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the crash was reported at 5:59 a.m., about an hour before sunrise.
- Authorities cleared the scene within a few hours following the fatal accident.
