Derailment on Amtrak kills five, shuts down north-east US service

Philadelphia

AT least five people were killed and dozens more were injured when an Amtrak train carrying 243 people derailed on Tuesday, shutting down service in the north-east region, the authorities said.

The train was headed from Washington to New York when it derailed around 9.30 pm Eastern time, officials said during a news conference late on Tuesday. Sixty-five people, including six in critical condition, were taken to hospitals, Philadelphia's mayor, Michael Nutter, said.