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Trains Derail on I-5 Near Olympia Killing Three
An Amtrak train traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone derailed on Interstate 5 near Olympia killing at least three passengers and injuring about 70. The lead locomotive recorded automatic braking after leaving the tracks as investigators from the NTSB plan interviews with the engineer and crew, all hospitalized. Rail advocates Zack Willhoite and Jim Hamre were among the dead, with a third victim unnamed.
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Seattle
Amtrak
Federal Transportation
National Transportation Safety Board
Olympia
Zack Willhoite
Jim Hamre
Ntsb Board
Bella Dinh-Zarr