Early Sunday morning (Feb. 4), an Amtrak train headed from New York City to Miami, Florida derailed after a collision with a freight train. At least two people have died, both Amtrak employees, and at least another 116 were injured. Their wounds ranged from minor scratches to broken bones. At least one person is in critical condition, while two others are serious.
Amtrak train 91 derailed after it hit a stationary CSX freight train near South Carolina’s capitol, Columbia, at around 2:35am US eastern time. “It appears that Amtrak was on the wrong track,” said South Carolina governor Henry McMaster in a press conference.
There were 147 people on board, all of whom have been recovered from the train. Disaster-trained Red Cross volunteers were at the scene shortly after the incident, assisting with those efforts.
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