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The Latest: Girl survives Colorado crash that kills family

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on the deadly crash between a minivan and an Amtrak train in Colorado (all times local):

10:45 a.m.

A 4-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a crash between a minivan and an Amtrak train that killed her parents and three sisters in southern Colorado.

The Colorado State Patrol says the girl was hospitalized with serious injuries after the train headed from Chicago to Los Angeles hit the van as it drove across the tracks Sunday. The crash happened at a railroad crossing in a rural area near Trinidad, about 15 miles from the New Mexico border.

Trooper Art Gumke says the crossing is marked with signs but doesn't have gates to stop vehicles.

The girl's parents were identified as 32-year-old Stephen Miller and 33-year-old Christina Miller of Trinidad. Their daughters, ages 6, 2 and 8 months, also died.

A fundraising webpage says they were headed to church at the time.

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This story has been updated to correct Christina Miller's first name.

Workers from BNSF Railway and the Fisher's Peak Fire Department stand by an Amtrak train after it collided with a minivan at a crossing east of Trinidad, Colo., Monday, June 27, 2016. A 4-year-old girl was the only member of her family to survive after their minivan was hit by the Amtrak train at the crossing with a history of problems in southern Colorado, authorities said. (Eric John Monson/The Trinidad Chronicle News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
A member of the Fisher's Peak Fire Department watches an Amtrak train after it cllided with a minivan at a crossing east of Trinidad, Colo., Monday, June 27, 2016. A 4-year-old girl was the only member of her family to survive after their minivan was hit by the Amtrak train at the crossing with a history of problems in southern Colorado, authorities said. (Eric John Monson/The Trinidad Chronicle News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Workers from BNSF railway and fire department personnel from Fisher's Peak Fire Department work to clear track following a fatal accident involving a vehicle and this westbound AmTrack train at a crossing located about 3 mi east of Trinidad, Colo., Sunday, June 26, 2016. A Southwest Chief train headed from Chicago to Los Angeles hit a van as it drove across the tracks Sunday a railroad crossing with a history of problems near Trinidad. A 4-year-old girl is the sole survivor of the crash between a minivan and an Amtrak train that killed her parents and three sisters. (Eric John Monson/The Chronicle News via AP) The Associated Press
Workers from BNSF railway and fire department personnel from Fisher's Peak Fire Department work to clear track following a fatal accident involving a vehicle and this westbound AmTrack train at a crossing located about 3 mi east of Trinidad, Colo., Sunday, June 26, 2016. A Southwest Chief train headed from Chicago to Los Angeles hit a van as it drove across the tracks Sunday a railroad crossing with a history of problems near Trinidad. A 4-year-old girl is the sole survivor of the crash between a minivan and an Amtrak train that killed her parents and three sisters. (Eric John Monson/The Chronicle News via AP) The Associated Press
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