Amtrak Trein Strikes and kills a person in Pennsylvania
Amtrak suspended the service between Penn Station in New York and the main railway station in Philadelphia after one of his trains hit and killed a person in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Thursday. At least two others were also affected by the train.
The train hit three people on the tracks around 18:10 near the Bristol station, according to a spokesman for Amtrak. The train was traveling from Boston to Richmond, Virginia. There were no injuries among the 236 passengers and crew members on the train, added the spokesperson.
The police department of Amtrak is conducting the investigations on the accident in collaboration with the Bristol Township Police Department.
The trains between Penn Station and Washington Union Station were also experiencing delays and the normal operations would resume once the affected area had been freed, Said Amtrak on its website. The suspension actually interrupts traffic along the north -east corridor, the cord of the train more traffic in the country.
The representative Brian Fitzpatrick, whose district includes Bristol, defined the Strike train a “devastating tragedy”.
A coroner had arrived on the scene at the end of Thursday evening, second Levittown nowA local news outlet.
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