Multiple injuries and fatalities in ‘massive’ Amtrak derailment onto I-5 south of Seattle

By Michael Sheetz; CNBC; December 18, 2017

An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday southwest of Seattle and landed on Interstate 5 on the first day of service on the route. Multiple injuries and fatalities were reported.

The Thurston County Sheriff tweeted about a “massive incident involving a train” derailing on the Mounts Road overpass midway between Tacoma and Olympia. Police asked drivers to avoid the area near the overpass and Niqually Valley.

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