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3 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri

An Amtrak passenger train lies on its side after derailing near Mendon, Mo., on Monday. (Dax McDonald via AP)

An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday in Missouri, leaving at least three people dead and multiple people injured, authorities said. Seven cars and two locomotives on an Amtrak Southwest Chief train derailed.

According to Amtrak, the train was carrying about 243 passengers and 12 crew members when it collided with a dump truck at around 12:42 p.m. CT near Mendon, Mo., about 100 miles outside of Kansas City.

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