( CNN ) -- The site of a deadly truck-train collision east of Reno , Nevada , remained shut Saturday as federal accident investigators examined the scene , a state trooper said . Two people died in the Friday morning accident , Trooper Dan Lopez of the Nevada Highway Patrol confirmed Saturday morning . The highway patrol could not be reached later Saturday . Amtrak said Friday it had reports that at least one passenger , an Amtrak train crew member and the operator of the truck died . The National Transportation Safety Board would not comment on the death toll Saturday . It was not immediately clear how many people were injured when a tractor-trailer slammed into the Chicago-to-California Amtrak passenger train at a railroad crossing near Lovelock , Nevada . Amtrak said that numerous people aboard the train had been taken to area hospitals for treatment . Amateur video taken after the crash showed huge plumes of black smoke billowing from the train as a fire burned . Passengers and crew members stood outside . One voice on the video can be heard telling people to get away from the smoke . Another tells a woman , out of view , to `` hang and jump . '' A third voice asks someone , `` Are you OK ? '' `` Next thing I know , we get hit by something . A big ball of fire comes in . I jumped out the window , '' passenger Justin Rhine told CNN affiliate KOLO-TV in Reno . `` I saw people flying on the other side of the train . '' The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators within hours of the accident , the agency said . The NTSB has scheduled a press briefing for 9:30 p.m. PT . Saturday . Spokesman Nicholas Worrell declined to comment on the case before then . The truck struck the train , which was on its way to Emeryville , California , at 11:20 a.m. , Amtrak said in a statement . The train was carrying 204 passengers and 14 crew members , the company said .
Nevada Highway Patrol confirms two deaths in truck-train collision . The accident scene is shut down for federal accident investigators . The crash involved a Chicago-to-California Amtrak passenger train .