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[h=4]Death toll from Amtrak crash climbs to 6[/h]The death toll from the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in Philadelphia climbed to six Wednesday when one of the 136 people hospitalized died of chest injuries, according to medical officials.
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An investigation is underway into the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train traveling between Washington and New York. Several people were killed and many more were injured in the wreck in Philadelphia. VPC
The wreckage of an Amtrak train that derailed just outside Philadelphia Tuesday night is seen on Wednesday morning.(Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency)
The death toll from the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in Philadelphia climbed to six Wednesday when one of the 144 people hospitalized died of chest injuries, according to medical officials.
Dr. Herbert Cushing, chief medical officer at Temple University Hospital, said the latest victim, whose name was being withheld, died of "massive chest injuries."
At least five others were still in critical condition.
Amtrak's Northeast Regional Train 188 was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members when it derailed soon after 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, throwing all seven cars into disarray along the busy New York-Philadelphia corridor.
Amtrak set up a hotline (1-800-523-9101) for family and friends of passengers.
USA TODAY
At least 5 dead in Amtrak crash in Philadelphia
Cushing said many of the injured came into three Philadelphia area hospitals on their own, but that many did not have serious injuries. He said 25 people out of 54 admitted at Temple were still being treated.
Jeremy Wladis, a passenger, told CNN that as the crash occurred "cellphones were flying laptops were flyihng." He said "two women were catapulted intothe luggage rack."
Wladis, who was one of the first people to leave his train car, said it was "just complete chaos."
Ede Sinkovics, 44, an artist in residence in Trenton who was treated at Aria Health-Frankford Campus, tells Philly.com that was hit in the chest and leg when the train's chairs dislodged from the force of impact.
"I was looking at my computer when I felt the car start to shake and the lights flipped, flashed," said Sinkovics, who is originally from Hungary.
He tells Philly.com thgat he held onto his seat to avoid being thrown about the cabin.
"Other people, they had broken mouth, there was loud screaming," he said.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter spoke to reporters after surveying the scene during the night.
"It is an absolute disastrous mess," Nutter said. "Never seen anything like it in my life."
He said all seven train cars, including the engine, were in "various stages of disarray," and that cars were "completely overturned, on their side, ripped apart."
"It is a devastating scene down there," he said. "We walked the entire length of the train area, and the engine completely separated from the rest of the train, and one of the cars is perpendicular to the rest of the cars. It's unbelievable."
AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIADeadly Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia 'devastating' | 02:16An investigation is underway into the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train traveling between Washington and New York. Several people were killed and many more were injured in the wreck in Philadelphia. VPC
AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIAPassenger: Train 'looked like piles of metal' | 00:54Paul Cheung, an AP employee, was on the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. He says that after the accident the train "looked all mangled up, just piles of metal." (May 13) AP
AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIA5 dead in train wreck confirms Philadelphia mayor | 01:27Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says at least five people died when an Amtrak train derailed on Tuesday evening. Dozens were taken to area hospitals. (May 13) AP
AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIATrain derailment witness describes horrifying scene | 01:07A witness says he saw train cars everywhere, after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia. At least five people are known dead and dozens are hurt, after the Tuesday night train wreck. (May 13) AP
AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIARaw: Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia | 01:18An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, mangling the front of it and injuring several people, some of whom climbed out of windows to get away. (May 12) AP
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One of the passengers, Jillian Jorgensen, 27, who covers politics for The New York Observe, says she was thrown from her car when the car she was in turned onto it side.
She tells The Associated Press that things got "very bumpy" and she flew across the train. She says she eventually landed underneath some seats.
She says she heard people screaming and saw people trapped. She says one man was lying still in the center of the car and his face was covered in blood. She got out via an emergency exit window.
It said the company has established a Family Assistance Center for the families and friends of those aboard the train.
Paul Cheung, an Associated Press employee who was at the back of the train, said "the front looks pretty bad" and that he saw "some people mangled up."
Former U.S. representative Patrick Murphy tweeted that he was on the train, that he was OK, but that others were hurt. "Helping others. Pray for those injured," Murphy tweeted.
Individuals with questions about their friends and family on train 188 should call Amtrak's Incident Hotline at 800-523-9101.
— Amtrak (@Amtrak) May 13, 2015
Amtrak said it will not run services between New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday, but Amtrak tickets will be honored by New Jersey Transit between New York City and Trenton.
The company added that it will provide a modified service between Washington and Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and New York and Boston on Wednesday.
Police in Philadelphia issued a statement asking members of the public not to go anywhere near the scene of the derailment to allow first responders to do their jobs.
Contributing: Associated Press
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