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Thu May-12-11 01:03 PM
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Border Patrol SUV hit by train; 2 agents killed

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Source: azcentral

Two Border Patrol agents were killed early Thursday morning after their SUV was struck by a train near Interstate 8 in the Gila Bend area, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

The agents apparently were pursuing a group of suspected illegal immigrants when their SUV was hit, said Kenneth Quillin of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The black Border Patrol SUV appeared to have been dragged along the tracks nearly a quarter of a mile.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/12/20110512arizona-train-border-patrol-crash-abrk.html

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