Several injured as train carrying 243 passengers derails in Missouri

Several passengers were injured when an Amtrak train derailed after hitting a dump truck at a crossing near Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday (27th June).
Officials say the passenger train collided with a dump truck at a public crossing.

In a statement, Amtrak said: “Local authorities are currently assisting customers and we have deployed Amtrak resources to assist.”
The train was travelling from Los Angeles to Chicago.

The crash came a day after an Amtrak train crashed into a vehicle that was obstructing tracks in California, killing three people and injuring two others.

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