She
is the only survivor of a crash between a minivan and an Amtrak train that took
the lives of her parents and her sisters in southern Colorado.
According
to the State Patrol, the girl was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The
girl's parents who were identified as Stephen Miller and Christine Miller died
in the crash and their daughters who also died are of ages 6, 2 and 8 months.
The
crash happened at a railroad crossing in a rural area near Trinidad.
Trooper
Art Gumke says the crossing is marked with signs but doesn't have gates to stop
vehicles.
An
Amtrak spokeswoman says that more than 280 passengers were on board at the time
of the crash and none on the train got injured. She says the train involved was
the Southwest Chief, which travels between Chicago and Los Angeles.
Investigation
is going to ascertain the cause of the crash.
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