Emergency personnel at the scene of the Amtrak train accident on Sunday. Pic/AFP 

At least two people were killed and 70 more were injured on Sunday when a train carrying 139 passengers collided with a freight train in the eastern US state of South Carolina, local police said. The Amtrak train travelling between New York and Miami collided with the CSX freight train and derailed in Cayce, near Columbia, the state's capital, at around 2:30 am. Amtrak said in a statement that the lead engine derailed along with some passenger cars.