Five dead in Philadelphia Amtrak crash

(The Associated Press)  An Amtrak passenger train has crashed in Philadelphia killing five people.

Six others are said to be in critical condition.

Train 188 was travelling from Washington, DC, to New York City when it crashed.

The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook.

An Associated Press employee on the train says it appears the train went off the tracks. Paul Cheung says he was fortunate to be at the back of the train and the front of it “looks pretty bad.”

Police swarming the Port Richmond area where the crash occurred are telling people to get back.

Former Congressman Patrick Murphy was on the train and says he has been helping people. He has been tweeting photos of firefighters helping people in the wreckage.