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| Two dead and 50 injured in South Carolina train crash | Two dead and 50 injured in South Carolina train crash |
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| Train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew collided with freight train at about 2.30am | Train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew collided with freight train at about 2.30am |
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| Sun 4 Feb 2018 11.43 GMT | Sun 4 Feb 2018 11.43 GMT |
| Last modified on Sun 4 Feb 2018 13.42 GMT | |
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| At least two people have been killed and 50 injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train in South Carolina. | At least two people have been killed and 50 injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train in South Carolina. |
| Amtrak said the train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew was travelling between New York and Miami when it hit the other train and derailed near Columbia on Sunday morning. | Amtrak said the train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew was travelling between New York and Miami when it hit the other train and derailed near Columbia on Sunday morning. |
| The collision happened at about 2.30am (0730 GMT), according to local media. | The collision happened at about 2.30am (0730 GMT), according to local media. |
| FIRST PHOTO: First photo from site of collision between Amtrak passenger train and freight train in South Carolina this morning; injuries reported https://t.co/edkl1D1APy pic.twitter.com/wl5G0LkqdM | FIRST PHOTO: First photo from site of collision between Amtrak passenger train and freight train in South Carolina this morning; injuries reported https://t.co/edkl1D1APy pic.twitter.com/wl5G0LkqdM |
| “Amtrak Train 91, operating between New York and Miami, came in contact with a CSX freight train at around 2:35 am in Cayce, South Carolina,” Amtrak said in a statement on its website. “The lead engine was derailed, as well as some passenger cars.” | “Amtrak Train 91, operating between New York and Miami, came in contact with a CSX freight train at around 2:35 am in Cayce, South Carolina,” Amtrak said in a statement on its website. “The lead engine was derailed, as well as some passenger cars.” |
| The Lexington county sheriff’s department said all passengers had been taken off the train. | The Lexington county sheriff’s department said all passengers had been taken off the train. |
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