3 Dead, 50 Injured In Amtrak Train Derailment In Missouri
June 28, 2022
12:17 pm
In an unfortunate incident, three people have been declared dead and no fewer than 50 have been injured when an Amtrak train which was carrying more than 200 passengers have derailed in northern Missouri on Monday.
The derailment had occurred after the train hit a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing. The accident killed two on board and a person in the truck, officials said.
Eight cars and two locomotives derailed, Amtrak revealed, while leaving all but one car lying on its side along the track surrounded by grass and farmland.
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