Two people are dead and at least 70 injured after an Amtrak passenger train collided with a CSX freight train, officials said.
Amtrak crash: Two killed after trains collide in South Carolina https://t.co/IVd1z7g6HS
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The crash happened early Sunday morning in South Carolina. The train was en route from New York to Miami, and 147 people were on board.
One train car completely flipped over and crushed. @thestate #sctweets pic.twitter.com/i4dbyP69bP
— Maayan Schechter (@MaayanSchechter) February 4, 2018
At least 70 people were injured and brought to the hospital, Lexington County spokesman Harrison Cahill told CNN, adding that injuries ranged anywhere from “scratches to broken bones.”
And, authorities said about 5,000 gallons of fuel have been spilled due to the collision.
About 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled when an Amtrak train and freight train collided in South Carolina, authorities say. https://t.co/3mm4E36xQI pic.twitter.com/emntIKLWGa
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 4, 2018
This is the third major Amtrak train crash in about three months, and the second deadly crash in only one week.
An Amtrak train carrying several Republican members of Congress on their way to a retreat in West Virginia hit a garbage truck and crashed Wednesday morning, and one person died. The fatality was not one of the lawmakers.
