Melissa Campanella ID’d as One of the Victims Killed in Dallas Train Accident at Harry Hines Blvd

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The fatal accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on July 9 at Harry Hines Boulevard near the Medical Market TRE Station.

Melissa Campanella
Melissa Campanella ID’d as One of the Victims Killed in Dallas Train Accident at Harry Hines Blvd

Dallas, TX – One of the two people who were killed Wednesday morning in a train accident in Dallas has been identified as 50-year-old Melissa Rose Campanella, according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The fatal accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on July 9 at Harry Hines Boulevard near the Medical Market TRE Station.

DART said a vehicle was hit by a train.

Two people in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. Campanella has been identified as one of the victims. The second victim has not been identified.

No passengers on the train were injured in the accident.

The authorities are investigating the accident.

Earlier Story

Dallas, TX – Two people were killed Wednesday morning in a train accident in Dallas, according to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

The fatal accident happened around 9:25 a.m. on July 9 near Harry Hines Boulevard.

DART said a vehicle collided with a westbound Trinity Railway Express.

Two people in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released.

No additional information was available.

The authorities are investigating the accident.

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