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And either the train hit something. i honestly just thought it was going to be a delay. but then we started feeling the train tilting over to the right. thats when it kind of went into my mind, this is life or death. this is very serious. this is the first time for any of us on a train too. it was incredible. >> yeah. >> did you see the dump truck ahead of time? >> i was looking out to the right. i was on the right side of the train. i saw a cloud of dust. and i was -- you know, we were perpendi...

Andrew, whats the latest? good morning to you. from a fairly quiet salisbury station it has to be said. that is because the travel problems here are continuing, particularly if you are trying to get to london or southampton. i am told there are a few replacement busesin told there are a few replacement buses in place. not many people travelling. the track is essentially closed in one direction. the trains exactly where they have been when they collided. they are wedged in there side—by—side,...

Per hour at the time. this train is meant to go about 80 miles per hour. this is a high speed train, but not on this stretch of track. this stretch of track, the train was supposed to slow down to 30 miles per hour. but the black box indicates that did not happen. so we now know that speed was a factor in the derailment. but was it the only factor? that is what the nfsb wants to know. did the train hit something on the tracks? was there a mechanical failure? thats what theyre investigating. spee...

Witnesses who were onboard the trains, it felt as though the train hit something immediately before it jumped the track. there was two engines and 12 passenger cars. of that total, of 14, 13 of those left the track. the only thing left entirely on the track was the locomotive that was bringing -- you see taking the left-hand curd as you look at the aerial pictures there, shep. as for the engine, 77 transported to various hospitals in the area. that includes people who are traveling on the eye fi...

Look up and theres two people in the luggage rack above my head two women got catapulted into the -- and i didnt even see it happen. i didnt even know. and the train was like at a 30-degree angle down where i was. and i was trying to like into the window underneath the tray. and the seat was turned. i mean bags shoes, and everything just thrown just complete chaos. >> we also spoke to a man who was sitting in the back of the train. in a matter of seconds, he said that smooth ride abruptly ended....

To the window underneath a tray and the seat was turned. i mean bags shoes everything just thrown just complete chaos. >> we also spoke to a man sitting in the back of the train, he told us in a matter of seconds, the smooth ride abruptly ended and felt as though the train hit something. >> almost about six rows from the back of the train, just doing everything we do. and then the impact. just by the time you come to the senses of whats up id been thrown on to the floor in the aisle. and just ch...

Several people appear to be injured, and trace gallagher is live with our breaking newsroom with more on this, trace? >> the number were getting is 50 we talked to amtrak they are slammed right now, trying to get information out, the reason first responders are not on scene yet, this happened just a short time ago, the helicopters were able to get up in the air before the first responders got onscene. the train, some of the passengers said started to shake before it went off. we have seen a numb...