The situation as a mass casualty incident. We do not have any numbers as to how many people could be injured or killed. Clearly this is a serious situation. The transit board has tweeted there is massive damage and people are hurt. The highway is blocked as you can see on this small traffic camera. Traffic is at a standstill on 5 due to the heavy traffic jam from the root derailment. People have been posting photos on social media. We know that there is heavy rain in the area which is nothing new for Washington State. Here are more pictures from people close to the scene. I was just talking with Steve Paulson and he said there is heavy rain in the area so they cant get helicopters over the area to get a view from above. When it comes to train developments in your experience, a number of things could play into this. This was a new section where the train was going 81 Miles Per Hour which is cruising speed. They were in a straightaway and this is a new section. I dont know what they were
Joining us i am heather homes. Hello, i am ken wayne. Six people were killed as the train was passing over a bridge in dupont county. Reporter it was the first day of the new route and the speed was at question. Some say the speed was in the 70s and some say it was as high as 81 miles per hour. The train which looks like this amtrak cascade was traveling southbound at 70 miles per hour. It was carrying 78 passengers and five crew members when one witness said that the train started to wobble and started to go off of the track onto interstate 5. Multiple cars in trucks were struck by the train cars that went down to the road. When you see the pictures, it is pretty horrific, at this point, nobody in any of the vehicles are dead. Reporter it did damage to the bridge of the broadway and investigators are working in that area. They held their first News Conference saying that the chief investigator will bring his entire team. He is supported by staff. Reporter the team will be on site by t
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