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

Michael Roberts August 11, 2010 3:09PM

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 has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.

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