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An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday in Missouri after hitting a dump truck, Fox News was told.
Several cars on an Amtrak Southwest Chief train derailed in Mendon, Missouri on a public crossing and had 243 passengers on board, a company spokesman said. There were reports of unspecified injuries.
“Currently, local authorities are helping customers and we have deployed Amtrak resources to help,” the spokesman said.
The incident came a day after three people died Sunday when an Amtrak commuter train crashed into a car in California.
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