Updates - Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia (Port Richmond) - Train #188 With Approximately 240 Passengers...

BREAKING ♦ Train #188 Headed from Washington DC to New York. At least five fatalities. ♦ If you have questions about friends or family on NE Regional #188: call 1-800-523-9101 for information. ♦ 6 critically injured (critical condition). ♦ 53 injured transported via ambulance to area hospitals. ♦ 150 injured self transported to hospital.
♦ The engine car separated from the passenger cars. ♦ Level III Mass Casualty Event ♦ Seven Passenger Cars. ♦ FBI says “nothing indicates terrorism at this point”.

'Unfortunately we can confirm at least five individuals deceased' – #Philadelphia Mayor @Michael_Nutter #Amtrak http://t.co/HDOS3vATGc

— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) May 13, 2015

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Only front of train left standing on tracks #amtrak derailment pic.twitter.com/ewAKdkFhDK

— Benny Polatseck (@BPolatseck) May 13, 2015

LOCAL LIVE LINK – At least 50 people were hurt after an Amtrak train derailed in the Frankford section of Philadelphia Tuesday night, according to officials.

Officials say eight to ten cars derailed on the 2000 block of Wheatsheaf Lane. At least 50 people were injured though officials have not yet revealed their conditions. Officials say approximately 240 people in all were on board. The train was heading to New York from Washington, DC according to officials. (live link)

Janelle Richards, a producer for NBC Nightly News, was a passenger on the train. According to Richards, the train was supposed to arrive in New York at 10:30 p.m. Around 9:20 p.m. Richards heard a loud crash and people flew up in the air.
Richards says there was a lot of “jerking back and forth” and “a lot of smoke.” Richards also says she saw injured passengers who were bleeding.
Patrick Murphy, a former congressman from Pennsylvania’s 8th District and Iraq War veteran was also on the train. Murphy says he was in the cafe car when the train “crashed.”
“It wobbled at first and then went off the tracks,” Murphy said. “There were some pretty banged-up people. One guy next to me was passed out. We kicked out the window in the top of the train car and helped get everyone out.” (link)