A train plowed into a stalled charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi on Tuesday.
The train pushed the bus 300 feet down the tracks.
Several fatalities were reported.
A train has collided with a charter bus in Biloxi. Several crews are on site working to rescue those on board. pic.twitter.com/picrzz7bCM
— Victor Williams (@VictorWLOX) March 7, 2017
A train has collided with a charter bus in Biloxi. Several crews are on site working to rescue those on board. pic.twitter.com/picrzz7bCM
— Victor Williams (@VictorWLOX) March 7, 2017
The AP reported:
A train has collided with a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries.
Biloxi city spokesman Vincent Creel says emergency responders were still removing injured people from the bus more than 30 minutes after the crash Tuesday.
Creel says a CSX train headed eastbound hit the bus at a crossing in downtown Biloxi just before 2:15 p.m., pushing the bus about 300 feet down the tracks.
He says a nearby hospital is setting up a triage unit at the site to treat the injured.
Creel says as many as 50 people were on the bus. He said there are deaths and injuries, but he could not immediately quantify them.