Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia, Killing 2, Injuring More Than 30 Others

Amtrak assistant conductor Kellie Stiggers is shown working as Train 110 leaves Philadelphia's 30th Street Station for New York's Penn Station, Monday, May 18, 2015. It was the first northbound train from the city si... Amtrak assistant conductor Kellie Stiggers is shown working as Train 110 leaves Philadelphia's 30th Street Station for New York's Penn Station, Monday, May 18, 2015. It was the first northbound train from the city since a May 12 derailment killed 8 people and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak) MORE LESS
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UPDATE: 12:42 p.m.
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment just south of Philadelphia, killing two people and injuring more than 30.

Amtrak said Train 89 hit a backhoe that was on the track in Chester, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, at about 8 a.m. Sunday. The lead engine of the train derailed. The train was carrying more than 300 passengers and seven crew members and was heading from New York to Savannah, Georgia.

Chester fire commissioner Travis Thomas said two people were killed. They were not passengers on the train. More than 30 people were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Service on the Northeast Corridor was suspended between Wilmington and Philadelphia, but service to New York remained operational.

The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating.

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