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NTSB: Amtrak train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone before crash

By Anna Giaritelli
Published December 19, 2017 12:45pm ET
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NTSB: Amtrak train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone before crash
The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, injuring dozens and crushing a few vehicles, authorities said. (Daniella Fenelon, via AP) | Daniella Fenelon

The Amtrak train that crashed near Tacoma, Wash., on Monday was moving at 80 miles an hour around a curve that had a 30 mile per hour speed limit, according to a National Transportation Safety Board official.

“That’s one of the things we’re going to be investigating,” NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr told CBS when asked why the train was going that fast around the bend.

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