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West Newton Township in my county

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a child has died

been killed

by accident

we trust

train tracks

speed and mass

of the bulk

that must move upon

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and my heart is hurt

and is not yours

it is

I know

the child is ours

our cosmic possession

we must return

to God

from a faulty Earth

with misdirected people

on it

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would that we say

and more than say

the child

must be safe

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no blame around

but all around

this is a sad equality

and now

inclusion

for the mourning

and resolve

to keep our children better

so they go to God

at

the proper time

that God would rather

allow

say

in ninety years

or so

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Cumberland County village mourns child killed in mid-morning train accident

WALNUT BOTTOM – Tragedy struck this little village in western Cumberland County Thursday when a Norfolk Southern freight train struck and killed a 15-month-old boy who’d wandered onto the tracks that pass by the rear of his family’s backyard.

The boy was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival by ambulance at UPMC Carlisle Hospital.

Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall declared the case an accidental death, but said an autopsy will be conducted next week to confirm a precise cause of death. Pennsylvania State Police said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.

The boy’s identity was not immediately released by authorities, but neighbors and acquaintances of the family said he was the youngest of four children.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/cumberland-county-village-mourns-child-killed-in-mid-morning-train-accident/ar-AA1laB6Y

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