Tuesday, March 10, 2015
At about 12:00 on Monday, March 9th 2015 an AMTRAK train is derailed after hitting a truck in Halifax, North Carolina that had been on its way from from Philadelphia. The truck allegedly became attached to the track and was trapped until collision from a speeding passenger train.
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/03/09/nr-bpr-tripp-sheriff-amtrak-train-derails.cnn
CNN reports immediately with helicopter footage and an interview with the Halifax Sherrif who, at this early point in the day (2:00PM), reports that minor injuries have only been reported. Very calm interview manages to help understand that the situation is under control and all is being taken care of.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-train-collides-rig-north-carolina-injuries-unclear-n320076
NBC reports, later in the day, reports much more from a kind of onlooker perspective exemplifying how intense the crash was. They interview witnesses and get the shocked responses and bring attention to how scary the crash was, topping it off with actual footage of the crash in action they must have gotten from one of their interviewed witnesses. They go on to build it as one of the biggest train accidents in recent days. Notice how they've decided to title the segment: dangerous collision caught on tape whereas CNN just references that it was 'derailed.'
http://abc11.com/news/amtrak-train-slams-into-truck-in-halifax/550657/
This ABC local station also shows the crash on tape, and has a reporter on scene conducting interviews that are much more grave and capture the gravity of the situation better than NBC or maybe CNN. They interview a woman holding a baby who talks about how terrifying the situation was. They end the segment with an interview with a religious man stating that "god had his hands on this entire scene today" glad that nobody was hurt.
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