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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 victims were rushed to nearby hospitals. |
“The conductor is in the hospital right now, I can't release his condition,” Micozzie said. | “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. | “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. | “My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and I went straight down and I blacked out,” he added. |
“There was blood everywhere. The driver is all banged up and there was this one girl bleeding out of her face pretty bad.” | |
Service disruptions are expected for the Tuesday morning commute, SEPTA said. | Service disruptions are expected for the Tuesday morning commute, SEPTA said. |
In late February, two commuter trains collided head-on in Philadelphia, injuring four people. | |
That crash happened near the 69th Street Terminal during the city’s busy morning commute. | |
READ MORE: Philadelphia commuter trains crash head-on, four people injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
The trains were empty when they collided, but minor injuries occurred when one of the cars toppled on to a separate parked car where a homeless man was staying. All the other injured parties were reported to be workers from SEPTA. |