Cayce, South Carolina, train collision
| Cayce, South Carolina train collision | |
|---|---|
NTSB engineers examine the wreckage | |
| Details | |
| Date | February 4, 2018 2:35 a.m. (EST) (07:35 UTC) |
| Location | Cayce, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33°54′31″N 81°04′03″W / 33.90861°N 81.06750°W |
| Country | United States |
| Line | Columbia Subdivision |
| Operator | Amtrak, CSX |
| Incident type | Collision |
| Cause | Misaligned switch |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Passengers | 139 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 116 |
On February 4, 2018, the southbound Amtrak Silver Star No. 91 passenger train from New York City to Miami collided with a stationary CSX Transportation freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, just south of the state's capital of Columbia on CSX's Columbia Subdivision. Two Amtrak crew members were killed and 116 other crew and passengers were injured.