18 DECEMBER: TACOMA, WASHINGTON – The scene of a portion of the Interstate I-5 highway after a high-speed train derailed from an overpass earlier today near the city of Tacoma, Washington state. ‘Multiple’ people were killed when the Amtrak passenger train derailed, sending cars flying off a bridge and onto a busy interstate, officials said. The train, which was carrying 78 passengers and five crew, was part of a newly expanded faster rail service along the route linking Seattle and Portland, Oregon.

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