Amtrak train derails in Kansas

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About 20 people have been injured in the US after an Amtrak train derailed 20 miles (32km) west of Dodge City, Kansas.

None of the injuries was life-threatening and emergency services were at the scene, the company said in a statement., external

There were 128 passengers and 14 crew on board the train when the accident happened just after midnight local time (05:00 GMT).

US Highway 50 has been closed as a result, Reuters reported.

Eight people were killed last May when a New York-bound Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia.

That train was travelling at over twice the speed limit, safety experts say.