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The train was carrying 147 passengers from New York to Miami before the fatal crash at roughly 2.30am.

Social media posts have referred to "walking wounded" being seen on the tracks after the collision between Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road.

A spokesman for the South Carolina Emergency Management Division has confirmed 70 people have been take to hospital with injuries ranging from "scratches to more severe broken bones".

He was unable to clarify if any injuries are life-threatening, but added there are no more people on the train.