In the United States, an Amtrak passenger train on its inaugural trip on a new route derailed this morning in Washington state near the city of Tacoma, spilling multiple cars flying off a bridge and onto a busy interstate, killing several people. <br/><br/>Pictures from the scene showed one train car overturned and crushed on the interstate highway and another dangling down from the overpass above.<br/> <br/>The train, which was carrying 78 passengers and five crew, was part of a newly expanded faster rail service along<br/>the route linking Seattle and Portland, Oregon featuring new locomotives. <br/><br/>Ed Troyer,spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said there's multiple fatalities. None of the people in vehicles travelling on the highway below the train were killed, according to Troyer. <br/><br/>Local news outlets reported that dozens of people were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

In the United States, an Amtrak passenger train on its inaugural trip on a new route derailed this morning in Washington state near the city of Tacoma, spilling multiple cars flying off a bridge and onto a busy interstate, killing several people. <br/><br/>Pictures from the scene showed one train car overturned and crushed on the interstate highway and another dangling down from the overpass above.<br/> <br/>The train, which was carrying 78 passengers and five<br/>crew, was part of a newly expanded faster rail service along<br/>the route linking Seattle and Portland, Oregon featuring new locomotives. <br/><br/>Ed Troyer,spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said there's multiple fatalities. None of the people in vehicles travelling on the highway below the train were killed, according to Troyer. Local news outlets reported that dozens of people were taken to area hospitals for treatment.