High-speed train derailment in China kills 1, injures 8
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The Brightline train has the worst per-mile fatality rate in the nation, according to an AP analysis that began in 2019.
An Amtrak engineer was cleared of charges related to a high-speed derailment that left eight people dead and hundreds injured in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian was acquitted of causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. CBS Philly reports the jury's verdict was swift.
Eight people died and over 200 were injured when the train rounded a curve at more than twice the speed limit and derailed in north Philadelphia.
Safety officials said Monday other transit systems using the manufacturer have not been notified.
Investigators with the NTSB are looking into what may have caused an Amtrak train to derail in Montana over the weekend. Three people were killed and dozens were injured. Former chairman of the NTSB and CBS News transportation and safety consultant Robert Sumwalt joined Ed O'Keefe to discuss.
As of Sunday evening, five people were still hospitalized in stable condition.
Three people were killed and dozens more injured when an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle derailed in Montana. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the cause. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
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An express train filled with hundreds of holiday travelers crashed into a truck in Taiwan, killing dozens of people and injuring many more. Much of the train was stuck inside a tunnel, hindering rescue efforts. Lucy Craft reports.
Officials said the derailment happened around 11 a.m. Saturday
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