Amtrak train, freight train collision in South Carolina causes fatalities

At least two people died and 70 were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a freight train and derailed early Sunday in South Carolina. The two people who died were aboard the Amtrak train, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher confirmed. Amtrak Train 91, operating between New York and Miami, was involved in the crash with a CSX freight train about 2:35 a.m. in Cayce, South Carolina. The lead engine and some passenger cars derailed, Amtrak said in a statement.