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Four dead after train hits charter bus

Posted at 5:37 AM, Mar 08, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-08 07:37:37-05

A train hit a charter bus in Mississippi in a deadly wreck, killing four Tuesday.

Authorities say 46 passengers were on the bus during the wreck. 

Witnesses say the bus bottomed out as it tried to cross the train tracks, then couldn't back up fast enough.

People at a nearby park rushed over to help the victims.