(Bloomberg) — Four passengers on the Amtrak train that derailed last week sued the railroad, claiming the May 12 accident could have been avoided.
The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Philadelphia list injuries suffered by the victims including fractured ribs, torn knee ligaments, internal and head injuries and abrasions. One passenger, Felicidad Redondo Iban, a Spanish citizen, required multiple surgeries in an attempt to save her arm, according to the complaint.
Eight passengers were killed and more than 200 injured when the train, traveling twice the speed limit, derailed. Federal regulators said it was going 106 miles per hour as it approached a curve in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood.
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