article_snippet: At least 40 passengers have suffered injuries after an Amtrak train crashed into a tractor-trailer that had become stuck on railroad tracks in North Carolina and toppled onto railroad tracks in North Carolina side.
article_snippet: Halifax County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Bruce Temple said the accident happened around noon and that a New York-bound Amtrak train's first two cars were derailed in the incident, although the second car that derailed was holding baggage.
article_snippet: An Amtrak passenger train toppled over after striking a stalled truck in Halifax County, North Carolina on Monday around noon .
article_snippet: An Amtrak passenger train smashed into the tractor trailer, which was carrying a mobile home beneath blue tarp, pictured .
article_snippet: They saw An Amtrak passenger train come into view and witnesses recalled seeing one person climb out of a stalled truck in Halifax County, North Carolina. '
article_snippet: There was a massive jerk and we were kind of thrown forward a little bit, and An Amtrak passenger train came to a sudden stop,' passenger Charlotte Story told WRAL-TV. '
article_snippet: Of the passengers on An Amtrak passenger train, around 170 were unhurt, authorities told WRAL. '
article_snippet: There were 212 passengers and eight crew members on board and initial reports are that several passengers have been injured and taken to local medical facilities for treatment,' an Amtrak spokesperson said. '
article_snippet: Overturned: Witnesses said The driver managed to get out of the vehicle before An Amtrak passenger train approached .
article_snippet: An Amtrak passenger train was the Carolinian, which runs between Charlotte, North Carolina, and New York each day.
article_snippet: An Amtrak passenger train was headed north to New York City at the time of the crash. 
highlights_snippet: As many as 40 passengers were hurt when a New York-bound Amtrak train smashed into a truck that was struggling to make a turn in Halifax around noon on Monday .
  