Sunday, June 21, 2026
    ADVT 
    International

    Amtrak Train Derails In Washington State, 'Injuries And Casualties' Reported

    Darpan News Desk , 18 Dec, 2017 10:11 AM

      An Amtrak train derailed south of Seattle, and authorities say “injuries and casualties” were reported.

       

      The train derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometres) south of Seattle before 8 a.m. Monday, spilling at least one train car on to busy Interstate 5.

       

      The Pierce County Sheriff's office says in a tweet that the train was heading south bound and that there were “injuries and casualties,” but no numbers were immediately available.

       

      A traffic camera image posted by WSDOT Tacoma Traffic shows a derailed train blocking part of the I-5 early Monday, Dec. 18, 2017.

       

      All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed south of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and motorists were being warned to avoid the area.

       

      The number of fatalities on board the train was not immediately clear, but no one was killed on the roadway of Interstate 5 below, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. Several motorists on the highway were injured when their vehicles were struck by the derailed train south of Tacoma.

       
       
       
       

      The derailed train was the first to carry paying customers on a new route for Amtrak. This track had carried freight trains, but was recently upgraded to carry passengers.

       

      The deaths "are all contained to the train," said Ed Troyer, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman. "It's pretty horrific."

       

      There were 78 passengers and five crew members on board, Amtrak said.

       

      None of the fatalities involved motorists, officials said.

       

      Patient transportation is being coordinated from the command center at St. Joseph Medical Center and the Pierce County Disaster Management Command Center. Rooms have been set up for family members, officials said.

       
       

      Photo: Trooper Brooke Bova / Twitter

      Prev Next

      MORE International ARTICLES

      Narendra Modi, Francois Hollande Unveil Ricky Grammy-Winning Indian Artist Ricky Kej's New Album

      Narendra Modi, Francois Hollande Unveil Ricky Grammy-Winning Indian Artist Ricky Kej's New Album
      The music album was released during the International Solar Alliance (ISA) launch event and a music video from the album was screened to the gathering of world leaders present on the occasion. 

      Narendra Modi, Francois Hollande Unveil Ricky Grammy-Winning Indian Artist Ricky Kej's New Album

      A Phone Call From Canada Is A Glimmer Of Hope For One Syrian Refugee Family

      A Phone Call From Canada Is A Glimmer Of Hope For One Syrian Refugee Family
      IRBID, Jordan — Mohammad Mnaahe, only a year old and not yet walking, crawls across the beige carpets in his family's rented apartment about 30 kilometres from the Jordanian border with Syria.

      A Phone Call From Canada Is A Glimmer Of Hope For One Syrian Refugee Family

      Canadian Man Charged With Turtle Smuggling Scheme Expected To Plead Guilty

      Canadian Man Charged With Turtle Smuggling Scheme Expected To Plead Guilty
      ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Canadian man caught with dozens of turtles inside his pants is getting snapped by the U.S. justice system.

      Canadian Man Charged With Turtle Smuggling Scheme Expected To Plead Guilty

      We Can Do More Than Deliver Two Per Cent Of Airstrikes On ISIL, Stephane Dion Tells NATO

      BRUSSELS —  walked through NATO's doors Tuesday suggesting he won't have to do much of a sales job over the impending withdrawal of Canada's jets from the U.S.-led bombing campaign against militants in Iraq and Syria.

      We Can Do More Than Deliver Two Per Cent Of Airstrikes On ISIL, Stephane Dion Tells NATO

      Email To Clinton: Canadian Foreign Affairs Types Really Hated The Harper Tories

      Email To Clinton: Canadian Foreign Affairs Types Really Hated The Harper Tories
      WASHINGTON — A U.S. official expressed amazement at how deeply detested Canada's Conservative government was by some employees of the Foreign Affairs Department.

      Email To Clinton: Canadian Foreign Affairs Types Really Hated The Harper Tories

      As More And More Americans Say No To Federal Health Survey, Officials Plan Big Changes

      As More And More Americans Say No To Federal Health Survey, Officials Plan Big Changes
      NEW YORK — When the government launched what would become most influential survey to monitor the nation's public health, there were just 75 questions — and 95 per cent of those asked agreed to sit for it.

      As More And More Americans Say No To Federal Health Survey, Officials Plan Big Changes

      PrevNext