South Carolina Two dead and more than 100 injured in South Carolina train crash Train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew collided with freight train at about 2.45am Play Video 0:20 The scene where two trains crashed in South Carolina – videoAn Amtrak passenger train hit a freight train parked on a side track in South Carolina in the early morning darkness on Sunday, killing two Amtrak crew members and injuring more than 110 people, authorities said. On 18 December, an Amtrak train ran off the rails along a curve during its inaugural run on a route south of Tacoma, Washington, killing three people and injuring dozens. The governor said investigators had yet to determine how the Amtrak train ended up on that stretch of track. One car in the middle of the Amtrak train was snapped in half, forming a V off to one side of the tracks. Amtrak train crash: several dead after derailment in Washington state Read moreAmtrak officials gathered up luggage and other belongings and within hours put passengers aboard buses to their destinations.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2018 11:43 UTC