Philadelphia train crash: Amtrak rail accident kills six

According To BBC New, A passenger train has derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring more than 140 others, officials in the US city say.

Seven carriages including the engine of the Amtrak train bound for New York went off the track on Tuesday evening.

Part of the US's most travelled stretch of passenger rail between Philadelphia and New York was closed as officials tried to determine the cause.

More than 240 people were on board Train 188, officials said.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was dispatching a team of investigators to the crash site on Wednesday.

Rescue workers continued to search through the wreckage on Wednesday in search of more victims. Not all of the passengers have been accounted for, officials said.

'Mangled up'

The train derailed where the tracks curve in the city's Port Richmond section, shortly after leaving the city's main station.

At least eight of the victims were listed as being in a critical condition at local hospitals.

Most of the injured sustained fractures, said Dr Herbert Cushing of Temple University Hospital, where many of the victims were treated.

More than 240 people were on board the Washington-New York train, officials say

One witness said the front of the train was "a complete wreck"

The train crashed close to the scene of one of the worst train crashes in US history

Dozens of people were taken to hospital, six in a critical condition.

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