Two people have died and 50 people are injured after a passenger train smashed into a freight train and derailed in Columbia, South Carolina.
The collision happened at 2.30am on Sunday (local time), with emergency services on the scene between Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road.
All 139 passengers were removed from the Amtrak 91 train, which was operating from New York to Miami.
Amtrak said in a statement: "Amtrak Train 91, operating between New York and Miami, came in contact with a CSX freight train at around 2.35am in Caye, South Carolina.
"The lead engine derailed, as well as some passenger cars. There were eight crew members and approximately 139 passengers, with injuries reported."
Several wagons had gone off the tracks, the Lexington sheriff said.
The cause of the accident was unknown.
