AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS IN PHILADELPHIA

An Amtrak train traveling at 106 miles per hour on Wednesday derails in Philadelphia after it entered a curve in the track.  The train which has 243 people on board was said to have been traveling from Washington D.C to New York. 7 people were reported dead, while 200 initially trapped in the derailed train before they were rescued, were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board Robert Sumwatt Said trains were not authorised to exceed 50mph.

Source: FRANCE24, REUTERS