Washington train crash: Rail carriages fall on US motorway - BBC News

Two train carriages have plummeted on to a motorway in Washington state, causing a number of fatalities, police say. The train derailed and the carriages fell on to the I-5 highway below. Images from the scene show emergency services treating people on the ground. Amtrak confirmed there had been injuries. Several cars on the highway were struck by the derailed carriages, the Pierce County Sheriff’s department says. Sheriff department spokesman Ed Troyer has told local media that there are fatalities and peo