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US: Train crash kills two in South Carolina─── 10:56 Mon, 05 Feb 2018
A passenger train collided with a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, killing at least two people.
More than 70 people were injured and taken to hospitals when the Amtrak train collided with a CSX freight train near Cayce on Sunday morning.
The Amtrak Train 91, travelling between New York and Miami, was carrying 139 passengers and 8 crew members at the time of the crash.
The lead engine, as well as several passenger cars, derailed as a result of the collision, Amtrak said in a statement.
It's the third crash involving an Amtrak train since December.
On December 18, a train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring 62 passengers and crew members. An engineer told the National Transportation Safety Board he had mistaken a signal and started braking seconds before derailing.
Last week, a train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress collided with a truck in West Virginia. The truck driver was killed and six people were injured in the incident.
