Officials Identify 4 People Who Died in Amtrak Derailment

Officials Identify 4 People Who Died in Amtrak Derailment
An Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck is seen beyond a corn field near Mendon, Mo., on June 27, 2022. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
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MENDON, Mo.—Authorities on Wednesday identified the four people killed when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a dump truck earlier this week in rural Missouri, saying two were from Kansas and two were from Missouri.

The truck driver, 54-year-old Billy Barton II, of Brookfield, Missouri, died in Monday’s collision, the Chariton County coroner said.