some of those train cars landed on the busy freeway below. you can see, there is to a lot of activity here unseen, and while it will take many months to determine an official cause, no question, does amtrak train was going too fast on its inaugural run between in seattle and portland. train 501 was going 80 miles an hour and a-mile-per-hour zone. 50 over the speed limit when it careened off the overpass. now we are hearing about those first anguished moments from the conductor himself as he radioed for help. amtrak 51, emergency, emergency. we are on the ground. we are on the bridge over i5. on the freeway. we need ems, a separate date are already starting to show up. speak out that conductor and for other
some cars fell on interstate 5 below. traffic drove by during the morning rush. take a look at this video from the scene. you can see the train hanging from the overpass there come a risk worth trying to get to people who are trapped at the time, the associated press reports that derailment killed at least six people, dozens more injured. three or four of the cars were upside down according to the sheriff s office. listen to the dramatic moment. this is the engineer talking over the radio. amtrak 501, emergency emergency. we are on the ground. we are on the bridge over i5. we are on the freeway. we need ems asap. looks like they re starting to show appears below the derailment happened around 7:30 local time, 40 miles south of seattle near dupont, between stops at olympia and tacoma,