Learned that the train derailed. Is everyone okay . Im still figuring that out. Reporter one car flipped up side down. Another dangled precariously off the overpass. Still others piled up, wreckage strewn over a wide area. Of the 14 cars, only one, the lead engine, remained on the tracks. No motorists were killed from the crash. I was scared, you know, i was really scared. Reporter Adrian Thompson was en route to see his mother for the holiday. I grabbed on to the chair in front of me for dear life. My laptop went flying, phone went flying. Reporter within minutes of the derailment dozens of emergency crews rushed in, as did drivers who westbound witnessed the crash, like trevor colby, who helped pulled shrivers to safety. I saw smoke. Next thing i know, myself and a few others are trying to get people medical care when we can. Reporter this was first trip for the new seattleto expressed concern these tracks werent safe enough for a commuter train traveling 80mph. Those passengers who
Glor good evening. The first run of a new amtrak commuter line in the Pacific Northwest ended in tragedy. The 14car train jumped the tracks this morning south of seattle and most of the cars flew off an overpass, some hitting vehicles on the road below. Others still dangling in the air tonight. The train carried 77 passengers and a crew of 7. At least three people were killed. There are dozens of injuries. The n. T. S. B. Is on the scene, and so is cbs news correspondent john blackstone. Reporter the accident scene is a jumble of derailed train cars, trucks, and automobiles. When you see the pictures, its pretty horrific. People were screaming. It was crazy. Reporter an amtrak commuter train on a new, higherspeed line between seattle and portland, derailed. Amtrak 501. Emergency. We ar on the ground. Reporter this radio call captured the moment it was first learned that the train derailed. Is everyone okay . Im still figuring that out. Reporter one car flipped up side down. Another dan
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You can track those storms in your neighborhood right on your smartphone or tablet with the nbc 10 news app. Get up to the minute live radar and instant weather alerts. The nbc 10 app is free. How about this now. A tree limb wayeighing more than a ton plunged on to a tree Service Employee pinning his legs in the bucket he was working in. The limb came loose to soon as crews worked to clear a vacant residential lot in haddonfield. The Service Crews were working to clear the lot. Nbc 10s cydney long is there live. Tell us about the dangerous rescue. Reporter i can tell you it was dangerous and delicate. This private contractor right now is hospitalized but take a look. He was trapped and terrified right here about 50 feet in the air. You can still see that limb hanging in the balance, the one that fell on top of him. Its more like a tree trunk, about 25 inches in diameter. Haddonfield police kept residents away from the danger. Neighbors tell us they heard an extremely loud snap and this
Im we begin with an nbc 10 first alert. Here on the left a dry night. But take a look at the right. We are tracking rain storms and the potential impact. Lets get to nbc 10 first qalert meteorologist sheena parveen. I think we will see heavy rain around at least for part of the area for part of the morning rush. We still have the first alert out for tonight and for tomorrow. If through the overnight hours we have heavy rain moving through down pours. Localized flooding will be an issue. We do expect more rain as we go into tomorrow. I think a lot of that will be in the afternoon. Locally nice and dry on the radar. Storms are not far behind. Some is moving in overnight tonight. Area of low pressure to our west passing over our area as we go into tomorrow why we expect the heavy rain. Take a look at future weather into the Early Morning hours looking at 6 00 a. M. I think we have showers around and then for the later part of the morning commute, 8 00 9 00 in the morning more showers. Som