Amtrak derailment in Missouri that killed 3 people and injured at least 50

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Source: from CNN

(CNN)--A team of National Transportation Safety Board investigators will arrive in Missouri on Tuesday to probe the derailment of an Amtrak train that left at least three people dead and sent surviving passengers scrambling from the wreckage.
The derailment occurred as the train, traveling eastbound to Chicago, collided with a dump truck at a crossing near the town of Mendon in north-central Missouri at about 12:42 p.m. Monday, according to Amtrak. Eight of the train's cars and two locomotives left the track, the company said. Two of the people who were killed were aboard the train while the third was in the dump truck, said Cpl. Justin Dunn, a spokesperson for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B.
At least 50 people were injured in the derailment, Chariton County Ambulance Service Director Eric McKenzie told CNN. Approximately 275 passengers and 12 crew members were on board, Amtrak said in its statement.
Scouts on board helped those in need
Two Boy Scout troops from Appleton, Wisconsin, were on the Amtrak train and assisted people who were hurt, Scott Armstrong, director of national media for Boy Scouts of America, told CNN Monday. The Scouts on the train are believed to be between 14 and 17 years old, Armstrong said, adding none of them were hurt. Eight adults were with the troops.Passenger Larry Brown told CNN affiliate KCTV that the Scouts and their adults "were really the first responders" in the initial moments after the crash. "When I opened up one of the windows to open up the roof area, they were already up there trying to help people come out," he told KCTV. "They did a real good job. Very mature for their age. Whatever they're teaching them in the Scouts, it paid off today."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/us/missouri-amtrak-train-derailment-tuesday/index.html

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Good thing the Scouts were there! They were returning from a backpacking expedition at Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM.
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1. So sad nt

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