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| 2 dead as train carrying 147 people crashes into freight train in South Carolina | 2 dead as train carrying 147 people crashes into freight train in South Carolina |
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| Two people have died and 116 more have been taken to hospital after a train carrying 147 people collided with a freight train in South Carolina. | |
| The Amtrak train, which was operating between New York and Miami, had 139 passengers and eight crew members on board. | The Amtrak train, which was operating between New York and Miami, had 139 passengers and eight crew members on board. |
| The incident took place at around 2:35am local time in Cayce, South Carolina. The railroad corporation said that the lead engine and some of the passenger cars of the train had come off the tracks. | The incident took place at around 2:35am local time in Cayce, South Carolina. The railroad corporation said that the lead engine and some of the passenger cars of the train had come off the tracks. |
| Derek Pettaway was on the train at the time of the collision; he sustained minor cuts and bruises. He told RT.com that he had been asleep when he was awoken by the impact. | Derek Pettaway was on the train at the time of the collision; he sustained minor cuts and bruises. He told RT.com that he had been asleep when he was awoken by the impact. |
| “The crew in the cars were very responsive and extremely helpful in keeping the situation calm. First responders showed up within 10-20 minutes after impact,” he said. | “The crew in the cars were very responsive and extremely helpful in keeping the situation calm. First responders showed up within 10-20 minutes after impact,” he said. |
| The injured have been taken to a number of hospitals. “The hospital I’m currently in is filled,” Pettaway says. | |
| In a media briefing at around 10.30am local time South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, said that two Amtrak employees died in the crash. Another 116 people had been taken to various local hospitals with injuries. | |
| “The injuries range in variety from small scratches and bumps to broken bones,” the spokesman said. | “The injuries range in variety from small scratches and bumps to broken bones,” the spokesman said. |
| He added that a hazardous materials team had been called in, to deal with a significant fuel spill from the crash but added that it doesn’t represent a threat to the public. | He added that a hazardous materials team had been called in, to deal with a significant fuel spill from the crash but added that it doesn’t represent a threat to the public. |
| All passengers were cleared from the train by 6:30am and passengers who weren’t hospitalized were taken to a reception area set up at the nearby Pine Ridge Middle School. | All passengers were cleared from the train by 6:30am and passengers who weren’t hospitalized were taken to a reception area set up at the nearby Pine Ridge Middle School. |
| The area is being staffed by “disaster trained volunteers” from the local Red Cross. | The area is being staffed by “disaster trained volunteers” from the local Red Cross. |
| The passenger train is part of Amtrak’s ‘Silver Service,’ an overnight line that connects New York and Miami with numerous stops along the way. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. | The passenger train is part of Amtrak’s ‘Silver Service,’ an overnight line that connects New York and Miami with numerous stops along the way. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. |
| READ MORE: Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in 30 mph zone | READ MORE: Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in 30 mph zone |
| This is the second Amtrak incident within a week, after a train carrying Republican members of the House of Representatives to a policy retreat crashed in Virginia on Wednesday. One person died in that crash, while in December three people were killed and dozens more injured when another train derailed near DuPont, Washington. | This is the second Amtrak incident within a week, after a train carrying Republican members of the House of Representatives to a policy retreat crashed in Virginia on Wednesday. One person died in that crash, while in December three people were killed and dozens more injured when another train derailed near DuPont, Washington. |
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