Missouri State Emergency Management Agency: Multiple organizations give mutual aid after train derailment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Multiple organizations responded to the mutual aid request from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for the Amtrak train derailment in Chariton County.

Three people died and over 50 people were injured when an Amtrak passenger train hit a dump truck Monday at a railroad crossing in Chariton County.

Two advanced-life support ambulances, both staffed with three Cole County EMS employees, a Chief Officer, and a resident physician were dispatched to the incident. The Cole County EMS units formed a task force with additional ambulances and personnel from Boone Health, Osage Ambulance District, MU Health Ambulance, and an attending physician from MU Health while enroute to the incident, according to a release.

Cole County EMS units were assigned to the triage center at the Mendon High School where EMS personnel assisted the resident physician with performing patient care for train passengers at the triage center.

The Cole County EMS units were released from the incident at 6 p.m. and arrived back in Cole County shortly before 8 p.m.

During the task force deployment, additional Cole County EMS personnel were recalled to staff reserve ambulances and maintain coverage in the county.

The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas sent a response team to the train derailment to assist the individuals affected by the crash.