Kushone abantu ababili kwathi abangu-116 balaliswa esibhedlela ngemuva kokushayisana kwesitimela nesitimela eSouth Carolina.
Isitimela i-Amtrak, ebesisebenza phakathi kweNew England neFlorida, besinabagibeli abangu-139 nabasebenzi abayisishiyagalombili. Laba bantu abashonile bobabili bangabasebenzi base-Amtrak.
Lesi sigameko senzeke ngezithuba zabo-2:35 ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo eCayce, eSouth Carolina. Inkampani yezitimela ithe injini eholayo nezinye zezimoto zabagibeli ziphumile kujantshi.
Esithangamini nabezindaba ngezithuba zabo-10.30 ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo, uMbusi waseNingizimu Carolina uHenry McMaster udalule ukuthi isitimela esithwala impahla sasimi emzileni ngesikhathi isitimela i-Amtrak sishayisa. “Kubukeka sengathi isitimela i-Amtrak besisendleleni engalungile. Kubukeka kanjena kimina kodwa ngizobe ngidlulela kochwepheshe bakhona,” usho kanje. INational Transportation Safety Board iyaphenya ngale ngozi.
U-Derek Pettaway wayesesitimeleni ngesikhathi kushayisana. Esekela ukusikeka okuncane kanye nemihuzuko, uPettaway utshele i-RT.com ukuthi wayelele ngesikhathi somthelela. “Abasebenzi abasezimotweni bebesabela kakhulu futhi bewusizo kakhulu ekugcineni isimo sizolile. Abaphenduli bokuqala babonakale kungakapheli imizuzu eyi-10-20 ngemuva komthelela,” kusho yena.
Abalimele baphuthunyiswe ezibhedlela eziningi zendawo. “Isibhedlela engikuso njengamanje sigcwele,” kusho uPettaway.
Umkhulumeli weSouth Carolina Emergency Management Division phambilini uveze ukuthi amanxeba asukela emiklwelweni emincane namaqhubu kuya emathanjeni aphukile.
Wengeze ngokuthi kubizwe ithimba lezinto eziyingozi ukuze libhekane nokuchitheka kukaphethiloli kule ngozi. Ukuchitheka kwegazi akumeleli usongo emphakathini, kusho umkhulumeli.
Bonke abagibeli bakhishwe esitimeleni ngo-6:30am futhi abagibeli abebengalalisiwe bayiswa endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi e-Pine Ridge Middle School.
Le ndawo inabasebenzi “amavolontiya aqeqeshwe ngezinhlekelele” avela kuRed Cross wendawo.
Lesi yisigameko sesibili se-Amtrak e-US ezinsukwini ezedlule. NgoLwesithathu, isitimela ebesithwele amalungu ePhalamende le-House of Representatives esiya endaweni yenqubomgomo siphahlazekile eVirginia, kwashona umuntu oyedwa. NgoDisemba, kwashona abantu abathathu kwathi inqwaba yalimala ngesikhathi esinye isitimela siphuma emzileni ngaseDuPont, eWashington.
