3 Dead After Amtrak Train Derails In MO Enroute To Chicago

Law enforcement personnel inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Police say three people are dead after an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri after hitting a dump truck. Police say several others are wounded. The train derailed after it hit a the dump truck at a public crossing in the city of Mendon, which is about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City. Missouri police say two died on the train, and one person died in the dump truck. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago.