Purdue University’s official mascot, the Purdue Boilermaker Special, was involved in a fatal collision on the afternoon of April 24, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office said. According to the ...

One person is dead and two others injured after Purdue University's Boilermaker Special mascot collided with a vehicle on a highway in Indiana, authorities said. The deadly crash happened Thursday ...

The Boilermaker Special, a vehicle made to look like a vintage train that serves as one of Purdue University’s mascots, was involved in a fatal highway crash this week that killed one person and ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermaker Special crashed just before 4 p.m. Thursday, colliding with a southbound car on U.S. 52, killing the car's driver, according to the Tippecanoe County ...

According to our sister station WTHR, the Boilermaker Special was involved in a crash around 4 p.m. on U.S. 52 at Wyandotte Road in Tippecanoe County. The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office says ...

A woman was killed Thursday when Purdue University’s Boilermaker Special collided with a car on an Indiana highway. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. on U.S. 52 near the West Lafayette school ...

A woman in her mid-20s was killed Thursday when the Boilermaker Special crossed the median and struck her car. The driver and passenger of the Boilermaker Special were treated for injuries and ...

By the following football season, the nickname of "Boilermakers" stuck. The Boilermaker Special VII is the official mascot of Purdue University and is run by the Purdue Reamer Club. While the newe ...