Amtrak Train Reportedly Traveling on Wrong Track in Fatal Crash

Amtrak Train Reportedly Traveling on Wrong Track in Fatal Crash
Emergency responders are at the scene after an Amtrak passenger train collided with a freight train and derailed in Cayce, South Carolina, on Feb. 4, 2018. Reuters/Randall Hill
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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An Amtrak train was apparently traveling on the wrong track before it crashed into a parked CSX Corp freight train in South Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 4, leaving at least two people dead and scores more injured.

The governor of South Carolina, Henry McMaster, said in a news conference that the CSX train was on the a loading track when the Amtrak train, which had 147 people on board, smashed into it. The crash happened in Cayce at 2:35 a.m. local time, ABC News reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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