Dozens hurt in train, truck collision | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "Emergency officials are responding to reports that an Amtrak train and a vehicle have collided north of Crystal Springs.
Jerry Youngblood, a dispatcher with the Crystal Springs Police Department, said it was a garbage truck that collided with the train.
Though Amtrak officials reported no passengers or crew members were injured, Youngblood said there are about "50 walking wounded."
"There are a lot of folks who want to be checked out. They're not stretcher-bound," he said. "I don't know the extent of their injuries."
About 150 passengers were reported on the train, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency."
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