Three dead and one injured after crash between train and car in Charleston

Three people were killed and one person was injured following a crash between a car and a train in North Charleston on Saturday morning.

The North Charleston Fire Department was notified of the crash before 2:30 a.m. that took place at the Remount Road railroad crossing involving a vehicle and an Amtrak passenger train.

The firefighters and North Charleston Police officers found a vehicle off the roadway with heavy damage and had to stop Amtrak train at the Remount Road railroad crossing.

Firefighters found four people near the vehicle of which three were pronounced dead at the scene.

The fourth person was admitted to a hospital by Charleston County EMS.

The train was carrying 500 passengers and no injuries were reported from the passengers.

It is yet to be known that what caused the crash.