Tiny Town train crash: 15 people taken to local hospitals — no joke

What could be safer than a visit to Tiny Town? It's nothing but adorable little buildings and a cute choo-choo, right? But that choo-choo went off its tracks today, and fifteen people had to be hospitalized with ailments that included broken bones. The crash wasn't tiny at all. Look below...
By Michael Roberts
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What could be safer than a visit to Tiny Town? It’s nothing but adorable little buildings and a cute choo-choo, right? But that choo-choo went off its tracks today, and fifteen people had to be hospitalized with ailments that included broken bones. The crash wasn’t tiny at all.

Look below to see a 9News report about the accident, as well as photos from Tiny Town’s website of the larger-than-you-remember-them trains and more.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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