Dozens people were injured and several died when an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri, according to local officials on Monday.
Cpl. Justin Dunn, a spokesperson for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, told CNN authorities are trying to determine the number of people who died. Eric McKenzie, the superintendent of Chariton County Ambulance Service, said that several people died and up to 50 are injured.
The train was heading from Los Angeles to Chicago when it collided with a truck in Mendon, Missouri, the rail company said. It noted that there are “early reports of injuries.”
“There are approximately 243 passengers onboard with early reports of injuries,” Amtrak said in a statement. “Local authorities are currently assisting customers and we have deployed Amtrak resources to assist.”…