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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mythili Sampathkumar

Train collides with bus at railroad crossing in Mississippi

A train has collided with a charter bus at a railroad crossing on Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi. 

The CSX train was traveling east when it hit the bus a few hours ago. City officials said approximately 50 people were on the bus and injuries have been reported. 

Local emergency officials are on the scene.  A Biloxi police official is calling it a "terrible, chaotic scene," according to NBC News

This is the second train-bus collision in the Biloxi area in as many months, according to the Sun Herald.  The previous accident also involved a CSX train, which hit a delivery truck which became stuck to the train. The driver of the truck was unharmed. 

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