Passengers Rochelle Cook, 58, Kim Holsapple, 56, Binh Phan, 82, and truck driver Bill Barton II, 54, killed, over 150 injured when train hits dump truck and derails in Mendon, Missouri
Chicago-Bound Amtrak trains derails in Missouri; injuries reported
Several train cars on Southwest Chief Train No. 4, which set off from Los Angeles, derailed at around 1:42 p.m. after hitting a dump truck at a crossing in Mendon, Missouri, the railroad agency said in a statement.
Injuries reported after Amtrak passenger train derails in Missouri
Several other passengers have posted what appears to be several passenger cars on their side.
Local authorities are currently assisting riders; Amtrak says it has deployed resources to help.
Live updates: Amtrak train derails in Missouri with 243 passengers; injuries reported
Buses were taking passengers to a local school where the injuries would then be taken to a hospital, according to audio from Broadcastify.com.
Multiple dead, at least 50 injured after Amtrak train derails in Missouri
Multiple people have died and at least 50 injured after an Amtrak Southwest Chief train hit a dump truck at a public crossing and derailed near Mendon, north of Marshall.
Fourth death reported from Amtrak derailment in Missouri
Three passengers on the train and the driver of a dump truck hit by the train died in the Monday collision. The Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were at the scene Tuesday.
Safety upgrades urged for site of Amtrak wreck that killed 4
The collision derailed seven cars, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The truck was broken into pieces. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were at the scene Tuesday, trying to determine how the accident happened and why the truck was on the tracks. The damaged tracks had been repaired and freight trains were operating.
Missouri police identify the four people that died as a result of Monday's Amtrak derailment
The crash, which happened just before 2 p.m. near rural Mendon, Missouri, claimed the lives of three passengers and the driver of a dump truck that was struck by the passenger train. The derailment also sent upwards of 150 passengers to area hospitals for treatment.
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