5 dead and dozens injured in Amtrak train accident near Philadelphia
Amtrak passenger train headed to New York City derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring several dozen more. (Photo: AP)- Photos from the scene showed emergency personnel loading injured people onto stretchers and backboards. (Photo: AP)
- Television footage broadcast on MSNBC showed dozens of emergency workers scrambling over and around the wreckage with flashlights in the dark. (Photo: AP)
- In a video posted on social media, passengers could be heard crying and others were telling victims to crawl forward. (Photo: AP)
- Port Richmond, the site of Tuesday's crash, is one of five neighborhoods in what's known as Philadelphia's River Wards, dense rowhouse neighbourhoods located off the Delaware River. (Photo: AP)
- The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information about the derailment. It said it was launching an investigative team, which would arrive at site Wednesday morning. (Photo: AP)
- Roads all around the crash site were blocked off. Waves of firefighters continued toward the train cars, taking people out. (Photo: AP)
- Amtrak said the train was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members. It said rail service on the busy Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia was stopped. (Photo: AP)
- The cause of the derailment was unknown, but Amtrak said it was investigating. The area where the derailment occurred is known as Frankford Junction and has a big curve. (Photo: AP)
- Train 188, a Northeast Regional, had left Washington, D.C. The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook. (Photo: AP)
- Mayor Michael Nutter, who confirmed the deaths, said the scene was horrific. (Photo: AP)
Amtrak passenger train headed to New York City derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring several dozen more. (Photo: AP)
5 dead and dozens injured in Amtrak train accident near Philadelphia
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