Coverage dated May 18, 2025

2 dead, 5-year-old missing after Ohio train accident

Headline from Foxla

A group of pedestrians on a fishing trip was hit by a train in northern Ohio over the weekend. Crews are searching the Sandusky river for a missing 5-year-old.

Foxla's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. Foxla

    2 dead, 5-year-old missing after Ohio train accident (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A group of pedestrians on a fishing trip was hit by a train in northern Ohio over the weekend. Crews are searching the Sandusky river for a missing 5-year-old.

  2. UPI

    2 dead, child missing after train hits pedestrians in northern Ohio (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Two adults are dead, an infant is injured and a 5-year-old is missing after multiple people were struck by a train in northern Ohio, authorities and officials said.

  3. Local News 8

    One child missing and another injured after train hits family on railroad bridge, killing two adults (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, Christine Sever, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least two adults are dead, one toddler is injured, and a young child is missing after a train struck several pedestrians on a railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, the mayor said.

  4. New York Post

    Mother and daughter dead, toddler injured and child missing after train strikes family crossing Ohio tracks (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Norfolk Southern train struck the family who was on foot around 7:30 p.m. on the Mile Newton Bridge in Fremont, a small town in northern Ohio near the shores of Lake Erie, according to local reports and the Fremont Fire Department.

  5. People

    Train Hits Family Leaving Mother and Daughter Dead, 1-Year-Old Injured and Another Child Missing in Ohio River: Reports (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A train hit a family crossing a bridge in Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday, May 18, leaving a mother and her adult daughter dead, a toddler hospitalized and another child missing in a river, according to reports.

  6. NBC News

    2 killed, at least 1 missing after train hits pedestrians in northern Ohio, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Two people were killed and at least one person is missing after multiple pedestrians were struck by a train Sunday evening in northern Ohio, authorities said.

  7. East Idaho News

    2 killed and at least 1 missing after train hits pedestrians in northern Ohio (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — Two people were killed and at least one person was missing after multiple pedestrians were struck by a train in northern Ohio, authorities said. The group was hit Sunday evening in Fremont, near Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland, WTOL-TV reported.

  8. KTVZ Bend

    One child dead and another injured after train hits family on railroad bridge, killing two adults (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, Christine Sever, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least two adults and a young child are dead, and one toddler is injured after a train struck several pedestrians on a railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, the mayor said.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    One child dead and another injured after train hits family on railroad bridge, killing two adults | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, Christine Sever, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least two adults and a young child are dead, and one toddler is injured after a

  10. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Two killed, child missing after train hits pedestrians in Northwest Ohio (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    A 5-year-old child is missing after the incident in Fremont, Ohio, reports say.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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