UPDATE: (via AP) [5]
An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, mangling the front of it, killing at least five people and injuring several more. Some passengers climbed out of windows to get away.
Mayor Michael Nutter, who confirmed the deaths, said the scene was horrific.
"It is an absolute disastrous mess," he said. "I've never seen anything like this in my life."
Photos from #Amtrak [6] derailment in Philadelphia. via @phillydotcom [7] http://t.co/UOO3mwnb5c [8] pic.twitter.com/V9Ukd5s0m1 [9]
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 13, 2015 [10]
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Shortly after 920pmET, NBC Philadelphia reports [11]an Amtrak train bound for New York from Washington D.C. derailed with approximately 240 people on board. Officials say 8 to 10 cars left the tracks and there are at least 50 injured. Given the images below, somehow there are no fatalities.
Philadelphia FD says as many as eight cars of @Amtrak [12] train left tracks @NBCPhiladelphia [13] says at least 50 hurt pic.twitter.com/RCKNYTXnzM [14]
— Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) May 13, 2015 [15]
Searching for injured right after crash...
Inside the train right after the accident...
My train crashed [16]
Live Feed:
As NBC Philadelphia reports, [11]
NBC10's Keith Jones arrived at the scene shortly after 10 p.m. and said the injured passengers he saw had minor injuries.
Janelle Richards, a producer for NBC Nightly News, was a passenger on the train. According to Richards, the train was supposed to arrive in New York at 10:30 p.m. Around 9:20 p.m. Richards heard a loud crash and people flew up in the air.
Richards says there was a lot of "jerking back and forth" and "a lot of smoke." Richards also says she saw injured passengers who were bleeding.
Patrick Murphy, a former congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th District and Iraq War veteran was also on the train. Murphy says he was in the cafe car when the train "crashed."
"It wobbled at first and then went off the tracks," Murphy said. "There were some pretty banged-up people. One guy next to me was passed out. We kicked out the window in the top of the train car and helped get everyone out."
Murphy says a few of the victims were injured to the point where they couldn't move and one person needed a stretcher. He also says paramedics arrived within eight to nine minutes.
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Railroad Administration says it is dispatching a team of investigators to #Amtrak [6] derailment site in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/UDBX9wzWkH [17]
— Tech & Buzz® (@ElGuerrero561) May 13, 2015 [18]
Amtrak train crashes in Philadelphia, wreckage 'pretty bad' | http://t.co/fjvulO4gHR [19] pic.twitter.com/nRLMYRJBHA [20]
— Deseret News (@DeseretNews) May 13, 2015 [21]
#BREAKING [22]: Scene of #amtrak [23] crash in #Philadelphia [24]. WATCH LIVE > http://t.co/Wh6S6CHyYl [25] pic.twitter.com/jhGz2jRWGW [26]
— CBS46 (@cbs46) May 13, 2015 [27]
Amtrak train crashes in Philadelphia, multiple injuries reported - Fox News: New York… http://t.co/aZBDUjIEOh [28] pic.twitter.com/eD5ojjnu2c [29]
— Doyle Global Media (@DoyleGlobal) May 13, 2015 [30]
Amtrak train crashes in Philadelphia; wreckage 'pretty bad' http://t.co/RsLcyw97NZ [31] pic.twitter.com/XHTCWbZqd4 [32]
— †Gus Rush† (@GusRushM) May 13, 2015 [33]
Many injured as New York-bound Amtrak train derails near Philadelphia http://t.co/3iI8z1euQ3 [34] pic.twitter.com/VCceynQLyd [35]
— NDTV (@ndtv) May 13, 2015 [36]
DRAMATIC IMAGES: Amtrak derailment in Philly. http://t.co/OyDKOhGAmP [37] pic.twitter.com/n8DY2S38JY [38]
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) May 13, 2015 [39]
DEVELOPING: Passengers Still Being Pulled From Wreckage of Amtrak Crash WATCH LIVE HERE: http://t.co/5seIWb6MhE [40] pic.twitter.com/XMRuv6D5YS [41]
— BREAKING NEWS (@JohnMir12) May 13, 2015 [42]
Only front of train left standing on tracks #amtrak [23] derailment pic.twitter.com/ewAKdkFhDK [43]
— Benny Polatseck (@BPolatseck) May 13, 2015 [44]
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An Associated Press manager who was on the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia says he was watching Netflix when the train started to decelerate, like someone had slammed the brake.
Paul Cheung says everything started to shake and people's stuff started flying everywhere.
He says it all happened "in a flash second."
Cheung says another passenger urged them to escape from the back of his car, which he did.
He saw passengers trying to escape through the windows of cars tipped on their side.
He says the front of the train was mangled. He described it "like a pile metal."
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