Last Updated Feb 4, 2018 7:59 AM EST
CAYCE, S.C. — 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.
Lexington County Sheriff’s spokesman Adam Myrick says deputies were taking the uninjured in patrol cars to a shelter.
Eight crew members were on board the Amtrak train, along with approximately 139 passengers. A phone line has been set up for people who have inquiries about passengers, at 800-523-9101.
The aftermath of a collision between an Amtrak train and a freight train on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.
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NTSB investigators are en route to the scene to commence their investigation. In an early morning press conference, local authorities said that 5,000 gallons of fuel had spilled in the crash, but that hazmat teams had been dispatched and the fuel was thought not to be a danger to the public.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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