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All SB I-5 lanes near DuPont are open after train derailment

Crews have reopened all lanes on southbound I-5 near DuPont after Monday's train derailment.

Two lanes reopened just before 5 p.m. Wednesday. After 10 p.m., all lanes fully reopened.

The Mounts Road on-ramp to southbound I-5 has also reopened and there were no remaining closures.

Crews will continue to clear debris and make repairs overnight after a high-speed Amtrak train derailed and dangled over Interstate 5 in Dupont, about 60 miles south of Seattle.

PHOTOS: Massive locomotive moved after train derailment

Download the KIRO 7 News app for breaking developments on this story. See slideshow of crash here

Key developments: 

  • 3 people on the train were killed when Amtrak train 501 derailed.
  • Amtrak spokesman: 80 traveling customers, 5 on-duty crew members.
  • 19 people uninjured.
  • 72 people were evaluated and sent to area hospitals; 10 in serious condition, 4 had moderate injuries and 9 with minor injuries.
  • The train hit cars; people were injured on the roadway, but no motorists were killed.
  • NTSB is taking over the investigation. Officials say data recorder shows derailed Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone
  • Southbound lanes of I-5 was closed for days.
  • All rail cars and a locomotive have been removed from the scene.
  • WSDOT needs to make repairs to section of I-5 damaged in crash.
  • The Seattle-to-Portland train was running on a new bypass
  • New photos show the devastation, see a photo gallery here.

We are providing information as we get it into the newsroom in the real-time updates below.

Real-time updates 

Click here for real-time updates from Monday.  Find real-time updates from Tuesday here.

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