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Monday, December 18, 2017

News Alert: Multiple fatalities after Amtrak train derails over highway

 
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An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday morning, spilling multiple cars off an Interstate 5 overpass and killing several people on the train in Pierce County, Washington, according to the spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

Several motorists in vehicles that were struck by the fallen train cars suffered injuries, but there were no fatalities among people in those vehicles, the sheriff's office said.

All southbound lanes of the interstate were closed due to the derailment, and the sight stunned motorists heading to work. The incident took place near DuPont, between Tacoma and Olympia.

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