Survivor of Washington Amtrak derailment reaches settlement

Published October 9, 2020 8:00pm ET



A survivor of a deadly Amtrak train derailment near DuPont, Washington that killed three people and injured dozens has reached a settlement, lawyers representing her announced late Wednesday.

On December 18, 2017, Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 derailed while crossing a bridge over Interstate 5 during its inaugural passenger trip from Seattle to Portland via the state’s Nisqually-Tacoma bypass route.

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