Biloxi Bus Crash: Four Die After Train, Charter Bus Collide [UPDATED]

BILOXI, MS — Four people were killed and just under three dozen injured after a charter bus and a CSX train crashed into each other in Biloxi, Mississippi, Tuesday police chief John Miller told reporters at a press conference.

Nearly 50 people were on the bus that originated from Austin, Texas. Authorities received a call for the bus just before 2 p.m. The 39 passengers aboard the bus were all members of a senior center in Bastrop, Texas, a city just outside of Austin.

Several of the victims were trapped on the bus, and at least two had to be extricated, officials said at the press conference. All victims have been removed from the bus.

There were conflicting stories Tuesday afternoon as to the death toll, but it stood at four as of late Tuesday when a woman succumbed to her injuries in a Biloxi-area hospital. According to media reports, the fatalaties are two men and two women.

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The Sun Herald posted a video of Miller's press conference in full to its Facebook page.

The charter bus was reportedly headed north on Main Street, and the train headed east when the two collided. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is gathering information about the crash.

Patch will update this breaking news story.

Editor's note: A fourth victim died at an area hospital late Tuesday after succumbing to her injuries some four hours after the crash.