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Head On Collision on W&LE in Akron, OH

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Head On Collision on W&LE in Akron, OH
Posted by LakeErieExpress on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 2:02 PM

Wheeling and Lake Erie collision near Akron Junction. Luckily, no injuries reported. 

https://www.facebook.com/AkronLocal330/posts/976785032514296

 

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Tags: Akron , collision , Ohio , W&LE

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 3:18 PM

Hopefully the following was not involved in the incident (which as of now has not been reported on the Akron Beacon Journa's web site)

https://www.ohio.com/news/20181120/railroad-brewing-launches-barrel-aged-series

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Posted by LakeErieExpress on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 3:23 PM

BaltACD

Hopefully the following was not involved in the incident (which as of now has not been reported on the Akron Beacon Journa's web site)

https://www.ohio.com/news/20181120/railroad-brewing-launches-barrel-aged-series

 

 

Heh, not quite. I'm hearing early speculation that a couple of kids messed with the switch including cutting the lock with bolt cutters. This would make the most sense based on the damage. 

-Jon 

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