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| More than 30 people injured in Pennsylvania train crash (VIDEO) | More than 30 people injured in Pennsylvania train crash (VIDEO) |
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| Some 30 people have been taken to hospital after a train ploughed into an empty train sitting at a Transportation Center in Upper Darby. At least four people are reported to be in a critical condition. | Some 30 people have been taken to hospital after a train ploughed into an empty train sitting at a Transportation Center in Upper Darby. At least four people are reported to be in a critical condition. |
| The incident occurred around 12:15am on Tuesday, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said. | |
| An inbound Norristown High Speed Line train crashed into an unoccupied, parked train at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Heather Redfern, SEPTA spokeswoman, said. | |
| According to SEPTA, 33 people aboard the moving train sustained injuries. | |
| At least four people were seriously injured, Upper Darby Mayor Nicholas Micozzie told an early-morning news briefing, AP reported. | |
| The victims were rushed to nearby hospitals. | |
| “The conductor is in the hospital right now, I can't release his condition,” Micozzie said. | |
| “I stood up to get off to get ready to get to my bus on time and smack! It hit the other trolley, parked,” one passenger told CBS Philly. | |
| “My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and I went straight down and I blacked out,” he added. | |
| Service disruptions are expected for the Tuesday morning commute, SEPTA said. |