15 November 2012 Last updated at 20:22 ET

Four die as train hits US parade float in Texas

Parade participants and public officials huddled close by as all further events related to the parade were cancelled

Four people have been killed and 17 others injured after a train hit a parade float on its way to an event honouring wounded veterans in Texas.

Officials in the city of Midland say the crash happened at a Union Pacific railroad crossing at about 16:30 local time (2200 GMT) on Thursday.

Ten of those injured are in critical condition.

The float, carrying US veterans and their wives, was on its way to the Hunt for Heroes banquet.

The veterans were then going to participate in an all-weekend hunting trip.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson says his agency is investigating the crash.

According to officials, the float hit was the second being pulled along the parade route, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported.

Source : bbc[dot]co[dot]uk