US: 2 killed, 116 hurt when Amtrak train crashes into stationary freight train
By Ralph Ellis, Nicole Chavez and Dakin Andone, CNN
(CNN) An Amtrak passenger train was mistakenly diverted to a side track and crashed into an unmanned freight train in South Carolina, killing two Amtrak employees and injuring 116 people, federal officials said.
Engineer, conductor killed
No positive train control
CSX statement
Fuel spilled
'Nobody was panicking'
Other Amtrak accidents
CNN's Carma Hassan contributed to this report.
Published February 5, 2018
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