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South Carolina Train Crash - At Least Two Dead, 50 Injured, Reports Say

All passengers are now off the trains involved.
George Bowden
Photos from the scene of Sunday morning's crash showed a large response from emergency service
Photos from the scene of Sunday morning's crash showed a large response from emergency service
County Lex/Twitter

At least two people have died and more than 50 injured after an Amtrak train collided with a freight locomotive in the US state of South Carolina.

The accident occurred at 2.55am near Cayce, SC, around 63 miles north-west of Augusta, officials said.

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department tweeted to confirm the two fatalities.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has confirmed two deaths in passenger train versus freight train. Please follow and share official sources for such information. #confirmed pic.twitter.com/kwgPwNmJgq

— @CountyofLexington (@CountyLex) February 4, 2018

It added that all passengers are now off the Amtrak train involved.

Amtrak tweeted: “Individuals with questions regarding passengers on train 91 can contact us at 1.800.523.9101.”

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