Five killed, 50 injured in train accident

At least two people have been killed and others have been injured after an Amtrak passenger train collided with a backhoe and derailed between New York City and the Philadelphia area, local officials say. James Valles reporting (BNO News)

An Amtrak train derailed in northern Vermont on Monday morning while en route from St. Albans, Vermont, to Washington, D.C. At least one car appears to have fallen down an embankment as a result of the derailment, but details on potential injuries are still unknown. One of the first images of the derailment, posted to Twitter by a passenger, appears to show one of the cars down an embankment. The train was traveling at 102 mph in a 50 mph zone around a dangerous curve.

At least two people have been killed and others have been injured after an Amtrak passenger train collided with a backhoe and derailed between New York City and the Philadelphia area, local officials say.
James Valles reporting (BNO News)