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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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Emergency personnel work at the scene of an accident after an Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed near Philadelphia, Tuesday.(Photo: Matt Slocum, AP)
Investigators were working Wednesday to determine the cause of the derailment of a passenger train in Philadelphia that killed at least five people and injured many more.
The Amtrak train was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members when it derailed soon after 9 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Amtrak was forced to shut down services in the busy corridor between New York City and Philadelphia following the incident.
"It is an absolute disastrous mess," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said late Tuesday night. "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."
At least 140 people have gone to hospitals to be treated or evaluated including six people with critical injuries.
The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
In a statement, Amtrak said: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 that derailed north of Philadelphia Tuesday evening."
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 of "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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