6 Killed, 144 Injured In Amtrak Derailment Near Philadelphia

A sixth person has died from the Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia Tuesday night that left a horrific scene of twisted metal and badly injured commuters on one of the nation’s busiest train lines. As many as six more people remain critically injured, some were unaccounted for and more than 140 more riders were being evaluated and treated at local hospitals, as federal investigators were on scene to determine what caused the accident. Amtrak and city authorities estimated that 238 passengers and five Amtrak employees were on the Northeast Regional Train 188, traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City, when it went off the rails at about 9:30 p.m. local time.