Teens Killed In Train Accident

MELBOURNE, Fla. (WFTV Orlando) - A train killed three teenage girls who were trying to cross a bridge Saturday night in Brevard County. The girls tried to get off the bridge once they saw the train coming, but could not make it in time.

A fourth teen was able to make it off the bridge before the train hit him.

The accident happened at around 6:30pm near Melbourne Avenue and US-1 in Melbourne. Police don't what lead the four teenagers to walk onto Crane Creek Bridge.

John Vallee, who lives nearby, heard the Florida East Coast Railway train make a sudden stop. He ran to the tracks and made a horrible discovery.

"That's the first thing I seen is a body under the train," Vallee said.

As investigators worked the scene, the stopped train closed down crossings for about two miles as distraught family members gathered in a nearby parking lot.

Police worked into the night trying to find the parents of all the teenage victims.

"It's basically a homicide investigation times three, it involved the Florida East Coast Railway police, it involves us, the fire department and basically try to piece together what happened here” said Lt. Marc Claycomb with the Melbourne Police Department.