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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Most heartfelt prayers for victims of the train derail ment in Washington State we are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. Reporter the Pierce County Sheriffs Office reports most of the injuries and fatalities happened on board the train, not the highway below. The state department of transportation, says that the south side of the interstate, will remain closed, indefinite ly. And here is a live picture from the scene, of the derailment, as you can see train cars and vehicles from the highway crush with debris every where. Highway is closed once again indefinitely as investigators work on find out exactly what happen. Derailment is erasing the issue of positive train control something at issue in another deadly am trach derailment in fail in 2015. Ntsb concluded that the derailment would have been prevented if this positive Train Control Technology had been in place on those tracks. So the question is where do we stand right now . Eyewitness News
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