Show RAIL BUS CRASH I KILLS 7 AIRMEN ENID Okla Feb 26 INS INS INS- Seven army student pilots were killed and 24 other students and a civilian were seriously injured when the bus in which they were riding was struck by a Rock Island freight train near the Enid army flying school early Thursday Twelve of the injured soldiers were hospitalized and one was reported reported reported re re- re- re ported in critical condition Wendell Thomas Smith civilian driver of the bus also was said saido to o be critically hurt Twelve of the injured men were returned to their barracks Thursday morning after receiving emergency treat treat- ment The list of dead released by the army flying school is as follows Private Herbert J J. J Taylor Lake Kerr Fla I Private Eugene L L. Underwood Rogersville Pa Sergeant Eugene J J. J Sanders Yokum Texas k Private Vernon E. E Georgetown Minn Sergeant Robert W. W Walker Bay City Texas Private t Cyril J. J of Illinois John H. H Ludlum Battle Creek Mich According to the Oklahoma highway patrol two buses loaded with the student fliers were returning returning returning re re- re- re turning to the air base after an evening spent in Enid The first bus crossed the tracks safely when the second bus driven by bya a civilian operator apparently was blinded by falling snow and drove directly into the path of a northbound northbound northbound north north- bound Rock Island freight train |