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Followed by a procession of tragic funerals. >> i lost all my friends this wedding. every household got either wounded or dead. but i'm a religious man. and that is why i don't ask god why. coming up -- >> holy smokes! i hope everybody's okay. >> i truly believed i was going to die that day. >> oh, my gosh! when "caught on camera: on the edge of death" continues.
Hinsdale, illinois, january 29th, 2008. a 72-year-old chicago man, frank treadzig, gets his minivan stuck on the tracks at a railroad crossing. a police dashboard camera records what happens as two trains race toward the vehicle. the train from the east hits first, pushing the van down the track as the driver narrowly escapes. moments later, the train coming from the west plows into it and the van bursts into flames. >> this person that was in this vehicle was literally seconds from losing their life. >> the driver would likely have died if not for the help of a passerby, dan nugent, who sees
Unit are inside the vehicle, including sergeant jason daw. >> if you slack off and don't pay attention, that's when they get you. >> they've been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices, or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as i'm concerned because you don't know where they're going to be, what they look like or when they're going to go off. >> they're traveling a long, dusty road through the desert, eager to get back to their base. everything is going fine. then, without warning -- >> whoa! >> -- the road in front of them erupts...
Four-story facility was built. the wedding takes place on the top floor. no one else is on the other floors. amid the twisted wreckage, officials find evidence of unsafe construction, an inexpensive building design that was banned after the 15-year-old wedding hall was built because it was known to be unsafe. survivors of the collapse include this little girl, seen earlier on the dance floor. and the bride and groom, karen's chest is crushed, her hips injured. he escapes with cuts and bruises. both are lucky to be alive. the incredible video ensuring their wedding day is never forgotten, a wed...
>> three other members of his unit are inside the vehicle, including sergeant jason daw. >> if you slack off and don't pay attention, that's when they get you. >> they've been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices, or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as i'm concerned because you don't know where they're going to be, what they look like or when they're going to go off. >> they're traveling a long, dusty road through the desert, eager to get back to their base. everything is going fine. then, without warning -- >> whoa! >> -- th...