Amtrak Train Crash: 2 Killed, 70 Injured In South Carolina
Two people were killed in a crash involving a freight train and an Amtrak passenger train headed to Miami early Sunday in South Carolina.
Spokesman Harrison Cahill said in addition to the fatalities, at least 70 people were wounded, Lexington County.
They suffered injuries ranging from scratches to broken bones, Cahill added.
Amtrak Train 91 collided with a CSX freight train at about 2:35 a.m. in Cayce. The lead engine and some passenger cars derailed, Amtrak said in a statement.
The train was travelling between New York and Miami, and had 139 passengers and eight crew members, it added.
All passengers were evacuated off the train Sunday morning, Cahill said.
This is the latest incident involving an Amtrak train in the past few weeks.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, in December, an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont in Washington state and hurtled off an overpass onto Interstate 5, killing three people and injuring dozens. The Amtrak engineer on that train told investigators he mistook a signal and braked moments before the deadly crash.
Last week, an Amtrak train carrying members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a truck near Charlottesville, Virginia. Investigators looking into the crash are focusing on the actions of the driver of a truck, a source with knowledge of the investigation disclosed.
Spokesman Harrison Cahill said in addition to the fatalities, at least 70 people were wounded, Lexington County.
They suffered injuries ranging from scratches to broken bones, Cahill added.
Amtrak Train 91 collided with a CSX freight train at about 2:35 a.m. in Cayce. The lead engine and some passenger cars derailed, Amtrak said in a statement.
The train was travelling between New York and Miami, and had 139 passengers and eight crew members, it added.
All passengers were evacuated off the train Sunday morning, Cahill said.
This is the latest incident involving an Amtrak train in the past few weeks.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, in December, an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont in Washington state and hurtled off an overpass onto Interstate 5, killing three people and injuring dozens. The Amtrak engineer on that train told investigators he mistook a signal and braked moments before the deadly crash.
Last week, an Amtrak train carrying members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a truck near Charlottesville, Virginia. Investigators looking into the crash are focusing on the actions of the driver of a truck, a source with knowledge of the investigation disclosed.
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