Post by pavel on Apr 3, 2016 23:13:36 GMT -6
2 dead after Amtrak train headed to Savannah hits backhoe, derails
Two people were killed and at least 31 were injured in an Amtrak accident reported Sunday morning in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Amtrak Train 89 was operating from New York City to Savannah, when it struck a backhoe that was on the tracks and partially derailed the lead engine south of Philadelphia, Kimberly Woods, a spokeswoman for Amtrak, said in a news release.
“There were approximately 341 passengers and 7 crew members on board,” Woods wrote. “Initial reports are that approximately 31 passengers are being transported to area hospitals, none with life-threatening injuries.”
All Amtrak service was suspended between Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, but no delays were reported from the Amtrak station on Peachtree Street in the Brookwood section of Atlanta, between Buckhead and Midtown.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/local/amtrak-suspends-some-service-after-deadly-crash/nqyB3/
Two people were killed and at least 31 were injured in an Amtrak accident reported Sunday morning in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Amtrak Train 89 was operating from New York City to Savannah, when it struck a backhoe that was on the tracks and partially derailed the lead engine south of Philadelphia, Kimberly Woods, a spokeswoman for Amtrak, said in a news release.
“There were approximately 341 passengers and 7 crew members on board,” Woods wrote. “Initial reports are that approximately 31 passengers are being transported to area hospitals, none with life-threatening injuries.”
All Amtrak service was suspended between Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, but no delays were reported from the Amtrak station on Peachtree Street in the Brookwood section of Atlanta, between Buckhead and Midtown.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/local/amtrak-suspends-some-service-after-deadly-crash/nqyB3/