UPDATE: Death toll in Amtrak crash rises to 8; officials believe all 243 aboard accounted for.
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PHILADELPHIA—An Amtrak train involved in a fatal crash here appears to have been traveling at more than 100 miles an hour as it entered a sharp curve where it derailed Tuesday night, killing at least seven people, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation.
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PHILADELPHIA — At least six people were killed and dozens more were injured when an Amtrak train carrying 243 people derailed here on Tuesday, shutting down service in the Northeast region, the authorities said.
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11:46 p.m. ET: At least 49 people were hospitalized, including six who were critically wounded, authorities said.
11:41 p.m. ET: At least five people are dead in the Amtrak derailment, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said. Seven cars and engines in "disarray" -- turned over, upside down, he said. "It is an absolute, disastrous mess."
11:04 p.m. ET: Initial indications suggest there are at least 50 people injured in the Amtrak crash in the Philadelphia area, a U.S. law enforcement official said.
11:02 p.m. ET: The FBI is on the scene to assist in the investigation, but so far there is nothing to indicate the derailment was an act of terrorism.
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An Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
Word of the derailment quickly spread on social media, with posts on Twitter describing crews searching for wreckage and helicopters hovering overhead
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