ALERT: Philadelphia- Train Crash Injures Over 40 Passengers (August 22, 2017)

August 22, 2017

Travel Alert – Philadelphia: Train Crash Injures Over 40 Passengers

Overnight, a high speed train crashed outside of Philadelphia injuring more than 40 passengers.

Regularly scheduled service resumed this morning; however, one of the tracks is not operational at this time.

According to ABC News:

More than 40 people were injured on Tuesday after a high-speed train made contact with an unoccupied parked train outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to official with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

The incident happened just after midnight at a transportation terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, located about 30 minutes west of Philadelphia, a SEPTA spokeswoman said.

Forty-two people, including the train’s operator, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the accident, according to the spokeswoman.

The spokesperson did not say exactly how the trains made contact, but she said the incident involved two trains, including an inbound train on SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed line.

According to NBC-TV in Philadelphia:

SEPTA officials say a Norristown High Speed Line train was arriving at the 69th Street Transportation Center on Market Street in Upper Darby around 12:10 a.m. Tuesday when it crashed into an unoccupied train that was sitting in the terminal.

At least 42 people — including the conductor — were injured in the crash. SEPTA officials say none of the injuries are life-threatening. At least four of the victims are in critical condition.

This is the second major train incident at the 69th Street Terminal this year.

Norristown High Speed Line service between 69th Street and Norristown resumed as regularly scheduled at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday. One of the tracks is not operational however so passengers should expect delays. Express service is also shut down for the day.

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