CALIFORNIA: An Amtrak train carrying 150 passengers collided with a CSX supply train in South Carolina en route from New York to Miami, NBC New York TV reported; two fatalities and over 50 injuries have been reported among 139 passengers and 8 crew member, according to official tweets.
According to the official Twitter account of the Lexington County Sheriff, as a result of the collision several train cars derailed. Rescuers arrived at the scene of the accident.
2 dead / 50+ injured per Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Dept. https://t.co/yPex3pD8kn
— ric ward (@riccnn) February 4, 2018
🔴 #Breaking: Amtrak says train operating between New York and Miami with 8 crew members and 139 passengers has collided with a freight train in South Carolina. Local authorities are responding to the scene, with injuries reported.
Developing story.#Amtrak #news pic.twitter.com/lGYOJ2qcog
— Roger Simas 🇨🇦 (@SimasRealEstate) February 4, 2018
— cody (@jdspires) February 4, 2018
