A train carrying 147 people has collided with a freight train in South Carolina, according to reports. Emergency responders are attending the scene.
The Amtrak train, which was operating between New York and Miami, had 139 passengers and eight crew members on board, NBC news reports.
Amtrak said there were “injuries reported” among those on board the passenger train but it is not yet clear how many.
The railroad corporation said that the lead engine and some of the passenger cars of the train had come off the tracks.
The incident took place at around 2.35am local time in Lexington, South Carolina and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Twitter that at least one of the trains had derailed.
The passenger train is part of Amtrak’s ‘Silver Service,’ an overnight line that connects New York and Miami with numerous stops along the way.
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