The rural Missouri railroad crossing where an Amtrak train struck a dump truck before becoming derailed, an incident that killed three and injured dozens on Monday, is among several where potential safety hazards had already been identified in a recent statewide report.
Two people on the train and a person in the dump truck were killed, authorities said Monday. As many as 50 people were also injured in the disaster, which toppled eight rail cars over, prompting a massive emergency response.
The state report, issued in February as part of the Missouri State Freight and Rail Plan, listed the crossing on Porche Prairie Road as one of roughly two dozen in Missouri along the BNSF Railway tracks that had been evaluated for public safety.
