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1 dead, 27 injured in Amtrak crash </MCC HEAD>
By Teresa Stepzinski </MCC BYLINE1>
Times-Union staff writer </MCC BYLINE2> An Amtrak passenger train collided with a cargo truck hauling lumber this morning near Hinesville, killing the truck driver and injuring 27 people on board the train, including the engineer, state troopers said. The crash occurred about 7:25 a.m. on Castle Road near U.S. 84 and Georgia 196 east of Hinesville, said Gordy Wright, spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol. "The cargo truck was carrying lumber to a cabinet company when it pulled across the tracks into the path of the train," Wright said. Authorities said the train was southbound from Savannah to Jacksonville. Amtrak officials could not be reached for comment. "The train had about 150 people on board," Wright said. Only one train car derailed, but it remained upright. All the other cars were damaged, Wright said. The truck driver was killed. He apparently was alone in the vehicle. The train engineer was critically injured and taken to Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah, Wright said. "A total of 27 people were taken to area hospitals, including the critically injured engineer. Four people had visible injuries and the others received cuts and bruises," Wright said. The other train passengers were taken by school buses to the Liberty Community Gym in Hinesville, law enforcement officials said. Wright said Castle Road is a dirt roadway. The railroad crossing is marked with warning signs, but doesn't have crossing arms, Wright said. The names of the dead and injured were not available. The collision is being investigated by the state patrol, local police and the National Transportation Safety Board. </MCC STORY>
  
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