An Amtrak train derailed over an intestate crossing south of Tacoma, Washington on Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring around 100. Transportation officials revealed Monday that the train was going 80 mph in a 30-mph zone.
“State transportation officials say the train derailed near Mounts Road, about 40 miles south of Seattle, at about 8 a.m. Monday,” Komono News reports. “Amtrak officials said the train was the No. 501, which operates between Seattle and Portland. The train had just begun using a new high-speed route Monday morning.”
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