Amtrak Train Collision (in S. Carolina) Kills at Least 2 and Injures Nearly 70 Others

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/us/amtrak-crash-south-carolina.html

An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Miami collided with a freight train early Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring at least 70 others and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel, according to police officials.

Amtrak said Train 91, which was carrying eight crew members and 139 passengers, collided with a CSX train near Cayce, S.C., around 2:35 a.m. “The lead engine derailed, as well as some passenger cars,” Amtrak said in a statement.

The Lexington County spokesman, Harrison Cahill, said at a news conference early Sunday that about 70 people with injuries had been hospitalized. He said the injuries ranged from small scratches and bumps to broken bones, but could not say if any were life-threatening.

The cause of the crash on Sunday was not immediately clear. The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter that investigators were on their way to the collision site.

[mercuryblues]

1. The 2 fatalities

are Amtrak crew members. Serious injuries are being reported, but so far nothing life threatening.

It is also being reported that the freight train was not moving at the time of the collision. There have also been Amtrak workers in that area for the past week doing repairs in that area.