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It was pretty -- its 2:30 in the morning and i think people were in shock and everything was relatively orderly from where i was. >> between the time of that impact and when you were escorted off the train, we know there was was a period they were searching to make sure they got everyone off, how long was that window of time between the impact and getting off the train? >> id say it took, i dont know. its really hard to tell the time, but i would say everybody was off after the impact about five...

>> derrec, i had read a report that there are walking wounded, people who are wounded and walking down the tracks. what can you tell me about the incident there? >> i cant confirm that. we have no reports of that at this point. >> what do you know about what is happening at the scene? >> right now, the scene, they are working, trying to ascertain any injuries, if there are any additional passengers and transport them to the center established by the red cross and department of social services. r...

The back, somewhere half on, half off. the cafe car was the one that looked like it received the worse damage and that is pretty much -- i didnt go to the front of the train so i really cant tell how many other cars were damaged or what the damage was. >> you had just minor whiplash. fortunately, no serious injuries for you but for the people, you could see the people in your car, those maybe you passed. did you get a look or an idea of some of the other injuries that were there? >> i mean, the ...

Pictures we received as you can see it there with at least one or two of those cars that are off the tracks. this happened about -- a little more than four hours ago at 2:30 this morning in cayce, south carolina, or pine ridge is what they are saying locally there. the train was running between new york and miami and those folks who are not injured have been transported to pine ridge middle school. red cross is assisting them there as they try now to determine where they go from here. this is a ...

But when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. its the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. breaking news this morning. two team dead and more than 50 injured and taken to local hospitals after an amtrak train crashed in south carolina. there is a news conference that is happening with the south carolina emergency management and...

Minutes ago with derrec becker with south carolina emergency management. the update since that conversation is that we have learned from the sheriff there that all passengers have been removed from that train. one of the passengers is on the phone with us now. derek pettaway. how are you? are you injured at all? >> no, im fine. i was discharged from the hospital about 30 minutes ago just with minor whiplash but im fine. >> with minor whiplash. all right. we are glad that youre okay, derek. can y...

Amtrak train 91 ompting between new york and miami came in contact with the csx freight train around 2:35 a.m. eastern time in kayce, south carolina. the lead engine derailed as well as some passenger cars and eight crew members and 139 passengers approximately with injuries reported. people who have questions about the passengers on the train can contact and this is the number that christi just read for you. 1-800-523-9101. and legal authorities are on the scene responding and more information ...

Train, along with several passenger cars. we know there are three area hospitals who are treating victims there. a shelter has been set up at a middle school, but cayce is near columbia, south carolina. and this train was running between new york and miami. its a relatively rural area that it crashed in here but, believe it or not crashed just a mile from state emergency management headquarters which actually helped them get there in very quick amount of time. >> yeah. >> and they were able to r...

Some point get our way. >> thank you. >> thank you. do take good care of yourself. derek pett away there is one of the passengers on the train and talk about the crew being calm and everything being very orderly after he was taken off that train five or ten minutes after the jolt he had been sleeping. as many people were, he says. but he just could not get a good look since he was towards the back of the train at the impact of this crash at the front of the train and how many passenger cars did,...

Someplace warm and have any unmet needs met while they are there. one of the things that we are trying to determine right now is a better idea of any type of information for them in terms of family members and that sort of thing. >> do we know that everyone has been removed from that train? is there a search that is happening right now? >> we dont know that at this point. that is one of the things we are doing because this has happened so soon. we are in the process of transporting people to the...