Community Rallies for Serenity After Serious Train Accident
Donations provide vital support as young girl and family cope with aftermath of serious rail tragedy.
GRANITE CITY - Misty Scott, whose 13-year-old daughter Serenity McMillan lost both legs after being run over by a train in a 2024 rail crossing accident in Granite City, has an ongoing GoFundMe to help with the family’s expenses. The accident occurred in the 2900 block of Missouri Avenue in Granite City.
The accident occurred on Friday, April 5, 2024. Serenity and her sister, ages 13 and 12 at the time, were apparently walking home from the Granite City Soccer Complex.
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Scott identified Serenity as the victim in a GoFundMe campaign she set up at the time of the accident. The fundraiser had raised $12,718 toward a $100,000 goal, with 237 donations, according to the campaign page.
“Hello, my name is Misty, and I’m fundraising to help raise funds for Serenity and her family in this time of need. I am her mother,” Scott wrote in the GoFundMe statement. “She has been involved in a terrible accident and lost both legs. She has a long road of healing and recovery ahead of her, but she is so strong. Every little bit will help.”
Scott has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, seeking damages for McMillan’s physical injuries and for emotional distress to their other daughter, who witnessed the accident.
Click here for the GoFundMe for Serenity and her family.
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