2
dead, 100+ injured as passenger and freight trains collide in South
Carolina
The
Amtrak train, which was operating between New England and Florida,
had 139 passengers and eight crew members on board. The two
fatalities are both Amtrak employees.
The
incident took place at around 2:35am local time in Cayce, South
Carolina. The railroad company said that the lead engine and some of
the passenger cars had come off the tracks.
In
a media briefing at around 10.30am local time, South Carolina
Governor Henry McMaster revealed that the freight train was
stationary on the track when the Amtrak train smashed into it.“It
appears that the Amtrak train was on the wrong track. That's how it
appears to me but I’ll defer to the experts on that one,” he
said. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the
crash.
Derek
Pettaway was on the train at the time of the collision. Sustaining
only minor cuts and bruises, Pettaway told RT.com he had been asleep
at the time of the impact. “The crew in the cars were very
responsive and extremely helpful in keeping the situation calm. First
responders showed up within 10-20 minutes after impact,” he said.
The
injured were taken to a number of local hospitals. “The hospital
I’m currently in is filled,” Pettaway said.
A
spokesperson for South Carolina Emergency Management Division earlier
revealed that the injuries range from small scratches and bumps to
broken bones.
He
added that a hazardous materials team had been called in to deal with
a significant fuel spill from the crash. The spill does not represent
a threat to the public, the spokesperson said.
All
passengers were evacuated from the train by 6:30am and passengers who
weren’t hospitalized were taken to a reception area at the nearby
Pine Ridge Middle School.
The
area is being staffed by “disaster trained volunteers” from the
local Red Cross.
This
is the second Amtrak incident in the US in recent days. On Wednesday,
a train carrying Republican members of the House of Representatives
to a policy retreat crashed in Virginia, killing one person. In
December, three people were killed and dozens more injured when
another train derailed near DuPont, Washington.
I awoke to a video 5 hours ago from STF News on Facebook that was alleging foul play. In the meantime it has since disappeared.
I have been suspicious of false flag theories in the past only to be subsequently persuaded that there is much more than meets the eye.
Now, with another collision of an Amtrak train full of Republican congressemen with a dump truck.
There was NO COVERAGE of the earlier accident from Radio NZ (which is the outlet I monitor every day) - normally they are all over these stories, especially if they are out of America. One has to ask why.
In the meantime we have the following. First from a Christian lady that is a prolific You Tuber
Then there is this -
Just heard on a Local
Colombia, SC live news report that local people have reported that
Amtrack workers had been working on something right where the crash
happened for 2 weeks and one woman said it was so unusual that she
actually took pictures of them.
News then had local rail
employee on that the tracks were actually owned by CSX and Amtrack
people should not have been working on it.
This is the station.
[link to www.wltx.com
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