5 dead, at least 50 injured after Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia

At least five people died and about 50 hospitalized, including six in critical condition, authorities said. The train was carrying 238 passengers and 5 crew members. "It is an absolute, disastrous mess," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter of the crash site. The Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York when it derailed north of the city of Philadelphia, Amtrak said. The cause wasn't immediately known, CNN reports. "We do not know what happened here. We do not know why it happened," Nutter said. Firefighters arrived to find seven cars and the train's engine either turned over or upside down. Some passengers were able to escape safely. Crews had to cut through the cars to get to others. "This is a nightmare and it can't be happening," passenger Joan Elfman told CNN affiliate KYW. "There are many, many injured people." The FBI was on the scene to assist in the investigation, but so far there is nothing to indicate the incident was an act of terrorism. Investigators will the National Transportation Safety Board will arrive in the morning. Full story