Amtrak train passing through Florida collides with semi. Here's what we know

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98 is now 8 hours behind schedule. It’s in Charleston, South Carolina.

I've been editing this post sporadically, so some of the replies refer to an original version that has not been updated. I started out on a phone, on which editing is difficult

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Amtrak train passing through Florida collides with semi. Here's what we know

Lianna Norman
USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
Published 1:29 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2024

Martin County Fire Rescue responded to a fiery collision Thursday when a semi truck crashed into an Amtrak train with more than 70 passengers and 14 crew members on board.

Two people aboard the passenger train suffered minor injuries and there were no fatalities reported as of Thursday afternoon.

The two people in the truck refused treatment and the flames from the crash did not spread to the train or train tracks, Martin County Fire Rescue spokesperson Cory Pippin told TCPalm.

Here’s where and when the Amtrak-semi crash was and how it will affect Amtrak’s arrival times today.


An Amtrak train and semi-truck collided in Indiantown on Aug. 22, 2024. There were no reported injuries, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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MARTIN COUNTY
Amtrak train with more than 80 on board crashes with semi in Indiantown

Will Greenlee
Treasure Coast Newspapers
Published 11:47 a.m. ET Aug. 22, 2024 | Updated 5:12 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2024


An Amtrak train and semi-truck collided in Indiantown on Aug. 22, 2024. There were no reported injuries, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Crews shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday were called to Southwest Warfield Boulevard and Southwest Amaryliss Avenue, said Cory Pippin, fire rescue spokesperson. The area is northwest of Indiantown in western Martin County.

Christine Christofek, sheriff’s spokesperson, said there were 72 passengers, 14 crew members and one truck driver. The semi tractor trailer tried to cross the tracks and was struck by the Amtrak train.

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