Amtrak train derailment in Washington

Cars from an Amtrak train lay spilled onto Interstate 5 below alongside smashed vehicles as some train cars remain on the tracks in DuPont, Wash.

(Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Dec. 18, 2017 9:06 AM PT

Cars from an Amtrak train remain on the tracks above where other cars spilled below onto Interstate 5 in DuPont, Wash.

(Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

A derailed train is seen on southbound 5 Freeway in DuPont, Wash.

(Rachel La Corte / Associated Press)

This CCTV image released on the Twitter account of the Washington State Department of Transport (@wsdot_tacoma) shows a high speed train after it derailled from an overpass on the 5 Freeway in Pierce County, Washington.

(ERIC BARADAT / AFP/Getty Images)

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Amtrak train derailment in Washington

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