A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train in South Carolina has left at least two people dead and about 70 people injured.
Lexington County spokesman Harrison Cahill said the trains collided in Cayce around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.
Cahill couldn’t say if the two people killed were on the passenger train or the freight train. He says the injuries ranged from scratches to broken bones.
Amtrak says the lead engine and a few passenger cars derailed on Amtrak 91, which was operating from New York to Miami. There were eight crew members and approximately 139 passengers on board
Lexington County Sheriff’s spokesman Adam Myrick says deputies were taking the uninjured in patrol cars to a shelter.
Amtrak set up a passenger information line at 800-523-9101.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Amtrak train collision in South Carolina that killed two people and injured at least 70 on Sunday, and is getting regular updates, the White House said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected by this incident,” White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters told reporters.
The train, with 139 passengers and eight crew on board, was traveling between New York and Miami when it collided with a CSX freight train and derailed, Amtrak said in a statement.
With files from Reuters.