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5 dead and dozens injured in Amtrak train accident near Philadelphia

5 dead and dozens injured in Amtrak train accident near Philadelphia

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-05-13 05:37 GMT
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)
5 dead and dozens injured in Amtrak train accident near Philadelphia

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