Amtrak train hits dump truck at Mendon crossing, killing fo…

Car Crash Mendon Missouri in Mendon, Missouri: On June 27, 2022, an Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled railroad crossing near Mendon, Missouri, causing both locomotives and all eight passenger railcars to derail. The crash killed four people and injured more than 150 others among the roughly 243 passengers aboard. The NTSB determined the probable cause was the truck driver, 54-year-old Bill Barton II, proceeding into the crossing without stopping despite a stop sign and an approaching train. Local residents had reportedly complained about the crossing for years. Amtrak later attempted to block victims' families from suing by citing ticket fine print.