Amtrak train derails a day after fatal crash: All you need to know

An Amtrak train is said to have derailed in Missouri, barely a day after a fatal crash in California that killed three people.

According to reports, the incident occurred Monday afternoon in Missouri near the city of Mendon, including an Amtrak Southwest Chief train.

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Passengers are reportedly seen standing atop wrecked cars in photos taken at the scene.

At least three people were killed, said Cpl. Justin Dunn, with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and at least 50 were injured after the Amtrak train derailed on Monday, according to Eric McKenzie, supervisor of Chariton County Ambulance Service.

This is a developing story.

The crash comes only days after an Amtrak passenger train collided with an automobile in Brentwood, California, killing three people.

Two other people were seriously injured in the fatal crash.

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As per officials, there were approximately 80 individuals aboard the train at the time of the incident, with none hurt.

According to East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Marshal Steve Aubert, as reported by CNN, all five crash victims were in the vehicle and were visiting an event near the railway path. He added the two injured people, an adult, and a child was evacuated to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.

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CNN affiliate KPIX captured aerial video of the event, which shows a mangled silver truck resting near the train tracks. According to the footage, the incident happened at a crossing with a stop sign on each roadside but no gate arms to warn of an approaching train.

According to Aubert, this was not the first collision at that intersection.

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“It’s in the rural part of our district, so it’s a lot more farmland out there,” he said. “There are no crossing arms, there are no signals at that crossover, and it’s not the first accident that we’ve been to at that same spot. Trains are allowed to go up to 80 miles-per-hour along that stretch so it doesn’t take long for a train to catch up right at that crossing there.”

BNSF Railroad is conducting an investigation on the matter.