It was oval yous that there were some fatalities and there were a lot of injuries and some people were able to get off the train. Reporter those people taken away in ambulances or standing wrapped in blankets along the road. About 40 miles from the seattle amtrak station where they boarded the very first run of a faster new route. Multiple cars and trucks were struck by train cars that left the train tracks and went down on to the road. Its a terrible thing. Very upsetting. Even though when you see the pictures, its pretty horrific at this point nobody in any of the vehicles is a fatal. The fatals are all contained to the train. Reporter but train cars and passengers, vehicles and motorists were tossed everywhe everywhere. What youre seeing is what it is. And on the other side of that bridge theres three or four more cars that are upside down on the road and in the woods. Reporter early information clocked amtrak train 501 traveling more than 80 miles an hour when it derailed at the du
They was taking joe out on the stretcher. He said that the blue car was chasing the white car, and we dont know if they were drag racing f there was road rage. There was a combination of both. Reporter conflicting information. What if the white car that was involved . We have no knowledge of who the owner, who, what type of vehicle it is. Were hoping if anybody was out there we then they would give us a call. I mean its just like dramatic. Me not used to seeing this happen every day. Reporter and again, Police Questioning more people. They want more witnesses to come in and tell what they know. They particularly want to know more about this other car, the white car that the victim said he saw being chased by the blue suv that ended up crashing and hitting him and crashing into the other neighbors yard. Again, when we get more information, were always on as you know on fox29. Com. We can get more information there. Well have more tonight at 10 00. Iain . All right, joyce, thank you. 85y
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. Family, a Community Devastated an eightyearold boy has died in a car crash in northeast philadelphia and the driver took off. But the story does not epidemic there. Thank you for joining us at 11 00. Im lucy noland. Police say witnesses followed that drive and so tonight police have him in custody. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters with how others dave stepped in to help, too. Reporter no doubt stepping up here tonight. Heartbring story five days before christmas. Police tell us tonight the driver is in custody. He was speeding and weaving through traffic at the time of this fatal crash. A High Ranking Police source tells me he had a suspended license and more than 50 prior tickets. I was trying to talk to the little boy. I was telling him to hold on. Reporter jeanette was upset as she described her efforts to comfort an eightyearold boy after a horrific crash wednesday afternoon tha
Horrific crash wednesday afternoon that ended up costing the young boy his life. Very sad and sad. Five days more its christmas. Accident investigators say the crash occurred just after 2 00 as the little boy and his father were driving down whitaker street as they turned, the car was broad sided by a late model hahn day odyssey van that just kept on going. The van i think it was came and just hit the side where the little boy was actually at report roar police tell fox 293 people in a second car stopped, two got out to assist the victims, while the driver followed the fleeing vehicle and called police. The fleeing drive was stopped by police at van kirk and front knack where he was taken into custody. That corner is real bad. I dont like it at all. Always when they turn. Reporter back at the scene Police Credit add the woman and a soldier home on leave for trying to help the eightyearold and his father until the medic arrived. She learn the child died minutes later at the hospital. Im
Holiday travel, holiday weather. A chance of snow for some of us. Did we mention snow . Yeah, we go there. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Heres live look outside up in the Blue Mountain in the poe know mountains snow covered as you would expect. Not the case outside of our studios here in old city at least not right now. Good news for the millions of people expected to travel over the long christmas weekend. Thanks for joining us tonight at 10 00. Im iain page. Lucy is off tonight. Well get to your holiday forecast in just a moment. Team coverage as kathy tracking the snow but we want to begin with travel. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson joins us live at 30th street station tonight. Shawnette. Reporter iain, some people actually left today which is four days before christmas as you know. Some people say it was truly to get ahead of that holiday rush. Other people say it was simply a way to get a cheaper ticket. You paid less to fly if you left before the weekend. But other people say that the roa