At least two dead and 70 injured in train crash in US state of South Carolina

 An Amtrak train traveling in South Carolina collided with a freight train on Sunday, killing two people and injuring at least 70, CNN and other media have reported.The train with 139 passengers and eight crew members was travelling between New York and Miami when it hit the other train and derailed near Columbia, South Carolina, Amtrak officials told local media.Both people who died were on the Amtrak train, a county coroner confirmed.The collision happened about 2.30 am (08.30 CET). 

 “Amtrak Train 91, operating between New York and Miami, came in contact with a CSX freight train at around 2:35 am in Cayce, South Carolina,” Amtrak said in a statement. “The lead engine was derailed, as well as some passenger cars.”Authorities are also working to clean up 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled following the crash.