2 die when Amtrak train hits a dump truck, derails

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck and derailed Tuesday, killing two people, after the truck's driver apparently drove around a lowered crossing gate, police said.

Witnesses reported the gate and a light at the crossing were working before the truck, loaded with gravel, drove onto the tracks, said police spokesman Jim Sughrue.

There were no serious injuries among the 180 passengers and crew on the train, he said.