snip from SFgate/Chronicle piece
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The fiery collision happened on a lonely, windswept section of Highway 95 in the area of Lovelock, about 70 miles from Reno, at 11:24 a.m. Smoke from three burning cars on the 10-car train - which had 195 passengers onboard, according to state officials - could be seen for miles around. Confirmed dead were the truck driver - who is from a small county in eastern Nevada - a train conductor and at least three passengers.
There aren’t a whole lot of ROP types in small eastern Nevada counties. Suicide or drugs??
Smoke from three burning cars on the 10-car train -...- could be seen for miles around. Confirmed dead were the truck driver - who is from a small county in eastern Nevada -
This does bring up questions: Why such a fire?
1. I suppose the truck diesel tank could have become detached and a couple hundres gallons od diesel fuel spilled out and ignited.
2. There are no “small counties in Eastern Nevada. Smallest would be Clark county which has Vegas in it. In other words the truck driver could be from Las Vegas. Just wondering why the article would be worded like this.