Early research found no concerns about train braking or other mechanical issues
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Mendon, Missouri — Amtrack passenger trains in the countryside of Missouri Four people died at about 87 mph (140 km / h) when colliding with a dump truck at a railroad crossing in Newtown. An official of the National Road Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
At the intersection where the collision occurred on Monday in western Missouri, the speed limit is 145 km / h (90 mph), said Jennifer Homendi, chairman of the NTSB. She said she was traveling about 89 mph (143 km / h) when the Southwestern chief began honking about 1/4 mile (400 meters) from the collision site.
Early investigations found no concerns about train braking or other mechanical problems, Homendi said.
The intersection, which had no lights or other traffic lights to warn of the approaching train, was "very steep" and Homendi admitted that the locals had expressed concern before the collision. rice field.
A 54-year-old Billy Burton II truck driver in Brookfield, Missouri, died in a collision, a coroner in Shariton County said.
Two train passengers — Rochelle Cook (58) and Kim Horsapple (56) in Desoto, Kansas, died on the scene. Binh Phan, 82, the third passenger in Kansas City, Missouri, died in a hospital on Tuesday.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said up to 150 people were injured.
The Southwestern chief was moving from Los Angeles to Chicago when he hit the right rear of a truck near Mendon. Two locomotives and eight cars have derailed. Amtrak officials said there were about 275 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
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