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Two dead after Amtrak train in Mardi Gras Line hits vehicle in Pass Christian

1 week 21 hours 19 minutes ago Wednesday, September 24 2025 Sep 24, 2025 September 24, 2025 8:02 AM September 24, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Officials said two people died and no passengers on an Amtrak train were injured after a train-on-vehicle crash in Pass Christian on Tuesday night.

Amtrak released a statement saying the crash happened around 7:08 p.m. and none of the 97 passengers on the train were injured. According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, two people in the vehicle that was struck died.

The driver, 31-year-old Douglas Craddock, was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. The passenger, 24-year-old Tavianna Ellegant, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Harrison County Coroner's Office said. Both are from Long Beach, Mississippi.

The train was traveling from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama.

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