Death Count Update After Trail Derails Near Kansas City

A glimpse at the latest numbers from authorities . . .

Investigators said that four people died, including the driver of a dump truck. Three of the victims were passengers on the trail. Two of those victims died at the site and one died later at a hospital.

A total of 150 other passengers and crew were transported from the scene to 10 area hospitals. Their injuries ranged from minor to serious.

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4 dead, 150 injured in Monday's Amtrak derailment in Missouri

MENDON, Mo. - The Missouri Highway Patrol provided an update Tuesday on the deadly Amtrak crash and derailment mean Mendon. Investigators said that four people died, including the driver of a dump truck. Three of the victims were passengers on the trail. Two of those victims died at the site and one died later at a hospital.

Deadly Amtrak derailment leaves a small Missouri town grieving, and eager to help

Four people were killed and dozens injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and derailed Monday in rural Missouri. Ambulances and helicopters took 150 passengers to area hospitals, while some were brought to a local high school for first aid.

Missouri farmer worried for years about steep crossing at site of Amtrak train derailment

MENDON, Mo. - No gates, no warning lights and a steep crossing. One area farmer said he's been worried for years that there would be a scene just like the one Monday, a mangled truck in pieces and an Amtrak train full of people on its side.

'Upset that he couldn't do more': Boy scouts helped truck driver, passengers after deadly Amtrak derailment in Missouri

Two Boy Scout troops found themselves in the middle of both a disaster and a teaching moment Monday when the Amtrak train they were on derailed in rural Missouri. Two troops from Appleton, Wisconsin were aboard the Amtrak Southwest Chief that derailed after slamming into a dump truck at an "uncontrolled" intersection near Mendon, Missouri.Mendon is a small town northeast of Kansas City.

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