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We were all exchanging trying to get out of there. >> those were the lucky ones. the crash tearing all seven flying off the tracks two left standing upright. one nearly flipping totally upside down. investigators now also analyzing the data recorders for clues about what went so wrong. peter doocy live for us in philadelphia. >> reporter: these commuter train tracks have speed limits. the speed limit on the rails behind me is 50 miles per hour. the latest information we have from data that the "wall street journal" gathered is that train number 188 that derailed was traveling twice that fast g...

People were trying to get off as fast as possible. emergency crews are on the scene, actually using flashlights. this derailment happened in a wooded area. five people have been killed in this. six still in critical condition. philadelphia mayor michael nutter and governor tom wolf spoke a short time ago. let's let you listen to that right now. >> there's not a ton, virtually no new information, quite frankly but let's recap. this was amtrak train number 188. from washington, d.c., bound for new york city. approximately 9:28. the first alarm went out. this went to four fire alarms. the fire de...

Whatever way we can. we're in support of what the city and amtrak are doing. >> we don't know the cause of the crash yet. but amtrak has said the infrastructure on the northeast corridor desperate thely needs maintenance. robert wright is the u.s. correspondent with "the financial times," he spoke about the danger. >> the u.s. typically doesn't have the most modern types of signaling equipment. and often the money for maintaining the track isn't there. so we are seeing some incidents that perhaps could be avoided. >> that is certainly something that could have been part of the investigation. w...

They are supposed to be doing. all we have right now is the picture. and the picture is not good. trace, what do we know? >> we also have we're learning this is 188. that's the train number supposed to get into penn station at 10:35, there are people that may not realize the accident has happened who may be waiting for loved ones or friends to arrive at penn station this train. you can see there, we've been told there was no collision, but boy the train on the top part of your screen the car on the top part of your screen certainly looks like it impacted something, you can see that one appears...

People were medically transported. we've got a list of four or five people that have been taken to temple university hospital and philadelphia proper. beyond those people medically transported, a commander at the scene saying a number of other people should be considered walking wounded. there may end up being a very high casualty count for this incident. we'll continue our coverage now. >> rachel thank you. we're continuing our coverage of the breaking news out of philadelphia tonight. you can see that train number 188 has crashed. philadelphia mayor michael nutter reports he at least five pe...