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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDot will hold meeting Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to discuss a safety study of the BNSF Marceline Subdivision after a deadly train derailment

A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old (both boys from Williston) were killed last night after the pickup they were in was struck by a train Monday night near Springbrook.

Three people are dead and at least 50 injured after a train travelling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed towards the back half of its journey.

Mess. i have never seen anything like this in my life and most personnel will say that as well. we want our families this was a northbound train from washington, d.c. to new york city. many of these folks do not live in philadelphia. and so we have information with regard to how people can get information on their loved ones. that will come from stan phillips, the director of the office of emergency management. stan? >> so as the mayor said were just working to piece everything together right no...

Little bit, slapped him in the face and said hey, buddy, hey, buddy. he eventually came to and there was a lot of screaming and folks flipping out. the first thing i did was pull myself up from the side of the train and pushed out the emergency window as far as i could and human nature, people are flipping out and they just had to get out, as if they were claustrophobic. i put my hand down and helped them get out and i made sure i put pressure on where they were bleeding from and i climbed over

Local fire commissioner on the scene has reportedly called this a mass causality event. we have seen injuries and heard firsthand reports of injuries. we do not have detailed characterization of the injuries at this point. either in terms of the total number, again, weve got that estimate that there are more than 50 people injured. we dont have a more specific number than that nor a more official number than that nor do we have the estimate of the character of the injuries at this point, how ser...

They are really focused on the derailed amtrak train and thats where all the lights are, thats where all the emergency crews are, and thats where everyone is looking at this point. >> and from what you can see lastly doesnt appear as though that train collided with anything. causing this derailment or possibly as it was taking the curve, lost control, of course preliminary, but to your vantage point nothing obvious sticks out? >> reporter: at this point, nothing obvious. again, you just see all ...

>> former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy tweeted out he was okay but he also spoke to msnbc and described what he encountered in the aftermath. he was in the cafe car and said at first the train wobbled, then it felt like it just went off the tracks and he said they kicked out a window and were helping fellow passengers get out of that train. he said one passenger next to him was passed out or unconscious, and he said some of the injuries were so serious that some passengers could not m...

Transported. the at least five i have confirmed here based on our preliminary investigation who we know, unfortunately, are deceased. we are not going to try to speculate at the moment moment any comparison between who the -- the number that we believe were on the train. we have train cars completely overturned. on their side ripped apart. it is a devastating scene down there. we walked the entire length of the train area and the engine completely separated from the rest of the train and one of ...

Enforcement authorities. >> when you say the human beings involved that would imply both something that you know wasnt accidental, but potentially operator error in terms of the way the train was being driven? >> sure theres always handling that theyll take a look at making sure it was complied with making sure the operator was alert and was aware of what was going on so that would be one of those people they are going to want to talk to depending on their medical condition. >> one question for ...