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STONINGTON, Conn. -- Stonington police say a woman has been hurt and her dog has died after they were hit by a Washington-bound Acela train.

Stonington police Sgt. Bruce Smith says 69-year-old Rosemary Riley was walking her yellow Labrador on the tracks near her home as she often does. He says she heard the train behind her but thought it was on a different track.

Instead, it hit her. She has been taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital with a serious arm injury.

None of the more than 200 people on the train from Boston were injured. Their trip resumed about 10 a.m. today after a nearly 90-minute delay.

The train goes about 80 mph. through that area.

The incident comes a day after an Amtrak express train from Washington to Boston hit three workers inspecting the tracks, killing one, just outside a station in downtown Providence.

-- The Associated Press

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Dan said:

Unlike the tragic accident in Providence, there is no excuse for people walking the tracks. Since the mainline has been electrified between New Haven and Boston, you can't hear the trains coming before they are upon you. A shame about the dog who didn't know any better. The owner should have.

Link | March 14, 2008 4:01 PM
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