‘A couple of accidents’ as prepare derails off bridge onto busy highway at 80mph

Finally six of us have died and heaps of extra are accidents after a excessive-whisk prepare derailed from a bridge onto a busy highway.

Emergency providers are responding to the principle match in Pierce County, Washington, around forty miles south of Seattle.

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Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer confirmed that there are fatalities.

The sheriff suggested newshounds: ‘We now have extra than one fatals within the prepare. No fatals within the boulevard methods.’

Several carts from the Amtrak prepare have smashed onto the boulevard at speeds of upper than 80mph. It’s notion that around 70 of us had been on the prepare at the time.

A wonderful deal of vehicles had been reportedly struck by the falling prepare carts.

Chris Karnes crawled out thru a window after kicking it out following the crash.

He suggested CBS: ‘Cuts, of us bleeding, I did look — I did look one person that changed into once laying on the ground and changed into once no longer transferring.

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‘There had been extra than one of us injured. Scientific inspire of all kinds are on the scene now. There changed into once a bit little bit of creaking however there wasn’t loads of warning.’

An image of the dramatic scene changed into once tweeted by WSDOT Tacoma Online page visitors. A spokesperson wrote: ‘All SB lanes of I-5 blocked shut to Mounts Avenue in Pierce County due to derailed prepare automotive. Set up a ways off from blueprint!’

A spokesperson for Amtrak, the prepare company, mentioned: ‘Amtrak is responsive to an incident with Prepare 501, Cascades carrier from Seattle to Portland. Emergency providers are on the scene and Amtrak administration is responding. Some accidents are reported.

‘Amtrak carrier south of Seattle is temporarily suspended. Service from Seattle to capabilities north and east is persevering with to operate.

‘Amtrak regrets any grief. This recordsdata is correct as of the above time and date. Data is self-discipline to swap as prerequisites warrant.’

It’s no longer known what prompted the derailment today.