4 People Who Died from Missouri Amtrak Train Collision Identified by Authorities

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Four people who died after an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri on Monday have been identified.

The Chariton County coroner confirmed Wednesday that two victims were from Kansas and the other two from Missouri, according to theAssociated Press,The Washington Postand ABC affiliateKMBC.

Train passengers Rochelle Cook, 58, and Kim Holsapple, 56 — both of DeSoto, Kansas — were pronounced dead at the scene. A third passenger, Binh Pham, 82, of Kansas City, Missouri, died at University Hospital on Tuesday.

The truck driver, Billy Barton II, 54, of Brookfield, Missouri, was also pronounced dead at the scene.

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The Chariton County Coroner’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

The accident happened around 12:40 p.m. near Mendon, Missouri, after thetrain collided with a truckthat “was obstructing a public crossing,” Amtrak said in a statement on itswebsite. The train, which was carrying over 200 people, had approximately eight cars. It was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago.

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During an initialpress conference, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Justin Dunn said there were at least three confirmed deaths as of Monday afternoon. However, another died the next day after being transported to the hospital, perMSHPofficials.

Passenger Robert Nightingale toldCNNthe train started to sway moments before it came off the track.

“It all happened like slow motion. It started to rock, and rock, and then flicker, and then it just all of a sudden — all this dust was through my window,” Nightingale told the outlet.

“It hit something major to cause … every car to go off,” he added

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt called the news of the crash “terrible” and said that he was “ready to assist with any federal resources that may be needed.”

“We are thinking of all those affected and grateful for our first responders,” he said in atweet.

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson commented on the accident in a post onTwitteron Monday.

“We are saddened to hear of the Amtrak train derailment in Chariton County this afternoon,” he said at the time. “@MoPublicSafety, @MSHP troopers, and other emergency management personnel are responding. We ask Missourians to join us in praying for all those impacted.”

source: people.com