US: Passenger train with 243 on board crashes into dump truck in Missouri; 3 killed

Missouri train crash: At least 3 people were killed after a passenger train travelling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck in a remote area of Missouri. As per reports, the Amtrak train had 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board when the accident took place. At least dozens more have been injured as seven rail cars tumbled off the tracks and landed on their sides. The collision happened near Mendon at a rural intersection on a gravel road with no lights or electronic controls.

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