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6/22/2011
Randy Appleton
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Amtrak Crossing Accident Leaves Two Cheraw, SC City Employees Dead



Shortly after 7 am on Monday, June 20, 2011, an Amtrak train traveling through Cheraw, South Carolina (SC), crashed into a trash-collection truck. The two city employees in the pickup truck outfitted with a boom and bin lost their lives in the collision.

This video from WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC, notes that the grade crossing where the deadly railroad accident occurred had no warning lights or gates to keep cars and trucks off the tracks while a train approached and passed:



My colleagues and I have handled hundreds of railroad injury cases for both rail employees and drivers injured in accidents involving vehicles and trains. We have also written frequently about the need to improve safety at intersections where roads, highways and private driveways cross train tracks. Each time I learn of a tragedy like Monday's in South Carolina, I am reminded of how important it is to outfit all grade crossing with proven safety devices such as warning lights and gates that operate automatically when a train comes near.

EJL



Category: Railroad Injury/FELA



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and who have handled hundreds of railroad worker injury and general railroad injury cases. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results involving FELA and other rail employee protection laws. 

We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the
Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named one of the best Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Rick and Jim have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

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