An Amtrak train headed from Los Angeles to Chicago with a reported 243 people on board derailed close to Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday; multiple people have been reported injured. The Southwest Chief train derailed at Mendon, Missouri, roughly 100 miles northeast of Kansas City.
DEVELOPING: Amtrak confirms to me a train derailment in Mendon, Missouri. 243 passengers on board. Reports of injuries. More info coming.
— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) June 27, 2022
BREAKING: First responders say multiple fatalities in Amtrak train crash near Mendon, Missouri
— BNO News (@BNONews) June 27, 2022
News reports related the cause of the derailment; “Several cars of an Amtrak train derailed after hitting a dump truck at a public crossing,” ABC News reported.
Mass casualties after Amtrak hits dump truck on public crossing and derails near Kansas City https://t.co/3dpgqBSsHj pic.twitter.com/H0lb3YgGUE
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 27, 2022
On Sunday afternoon, three people died at the scene when an Amtrak commuter train smashed into a car ín Brentwood, California, roughly an hour from San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol reported. “Two adults were transported by ground to the hospital, but their conditions are unknown. One child was airlifted by helicopter to a local hospital and their condition is also unknown at this time,” KRON 4 reported,