Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed
Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed
Seventy-eight Passengers And Five Crew Members Were Aboard When The Train Moving At More Than 80 Mph Derailed On A Route That Had Raised Safety Concerns.
PTI
| Updated on: 19 Dec 2017, 08:01:07 AM
New Delhi :
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said.
The death toll was expected to rise.
Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 80 mph derailed on a route that had raised safety concerns. At least 50 people were hospitalized, more than a dozen with critical or serious injuries, authorities said.