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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Missouri Amtrak derailment victims identified as train found to be going 87mph

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Two adult sisters who were waiting to use the restrooms aboard an Amtrak train that derailed in Mendon, Missouri, have been identified along with two other victims.

Rochelle Cook, 58, and Kim Holsapple, 56, both of DeSoto, Kansas, were on their way to Chicago on Monday when their Amtrak triain collided with a dump truck at a crossing.

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