NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - An Amtrak train carrying nearly 500 passengers collided with an SUV at a South Carolina rail crossing before dawn Saturday, leaving three of the SUV’s four occupants dead, authorities said.
None of the train’s passengers or crew were hurt, Amtrak said.The North Charleston Fire Department said the SUV was heavily damaged when police arrived at the marked crossing early Saturday after the collision was first reported to emergency dispatchers shortly before 2:30 a.m.Three of the dead in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, and a fourth person was taken to a hospital.