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