Sofian Khan
An Amtrak train was derailed on Monday as it took a steep turn on a new stretch of track in Washington at more than twice the speed limit, resulting passenger cars to tumble from a bridge and killing at least three people.The train was on its opening run on a faster route to Portland from Seattle, when 13 of its 14 cars jumped off the tracks and tumbled onto a major highway near the DuPont town.About 100 people were taken to the nearby hospitals with 10 of them seriously injured, told Brooke Bova, a Washington State Patrol spokeswoman at a news conference.“All of a sudden, we felt this rocking and creaking noise, and it felt like we were heading down a hill,” a passenger, Chris Karnes said. “The next thing we know, we’re being slammed into the front of our seats, windows are breaking, we stop, and there’s water gushing out of the train. People were screaming.”