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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 wedding that is 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...

Explosion as the asphalt and rock that is launched into the air comes crashing down. >> i got that on tape, man. i know! i thought the cement was going to land on us. >> it was coming down all over. my gunner kept complaining. it's raining on me. i'm getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybody's bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didn't know what the hell happened. >> it's like slow mot...

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 ...

Specialist ron dickinson is driving the armored humvee. it's a trip he'll never forget. >> nobody would believe us if we didn't have it on tape. >> 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 trave...

My gunner kept complaining. he was, like, it's raining down on me, sergeant dawes. i'm getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybody's bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didn't know what the hell happened. >> it's like slow motion. >> dude, i didn't know what happened. i thought the whole road was going up. i thought that was it. i thought, we're going to die now. >> just phenomenal when ...