Amtrak Train Derailment in Philadelphia Leaves 6 Dead, More than 150 Injured

At least six people died in an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, and at least 150 more have been reported as injured. 

The train, which was carrying 238 people and headed to New York from Washington D.C., reportedly jumped the tracks and rolled onto its side while traveling through the Port Richmond section of the city. 

Among the passengers was Associated Press manager Paul Cheung, who said he was watching Netflix when he felt the train start to decelerate. "Then suddenly you could see everything starting to shake," he said. "You could see people's stuff flying over me." 

Meanwhile, MSNBC anchor Patrick J. Murphy was also on the train and he urged people to pray for those injured, Tweeting a picture of the scene from inside his train car. 

With details still coming in from the scene of the accident, NBC 10 reports that Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter called it a "level-3 mass casualty event." 

"This was an absolute disastrous mess," Nutter said. "I have never seen anything like it in my life." 

Officials are still not sure what caused the derailment. Nutter told CNN that it did not appear that the crash resulted from a collision with a second train. CNN is also reporting that there does not seem to be any indication that the crash resulted from a terrorist attack. 

According to a report from ABC 6 News, the train had begun to go around a turn when it started to shake. One passenger told the station, "Basically, the train tilted over and rolled." 

Credit:CNN,ABC6