A passenger train collided with a freight train on Sunday morning, in the US State of South Carolina.

There were 139 passengers and 8 staff members on the passenger train.

Several train cars were derailed, reported Fox News.

Two people have been killed, according to ABC News.

A representative from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department informed that 70 people were injured, reported RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.

The passenger train was heading from New York to Miami.