Daily News | 2 killed by an Amtrak train in Chester are identified as children, as investigation continues
The victims might have been part of"a group of young people" who had gathered near the site, said Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland.
According to an Amtrak spokesmen, two people had been “trespassing” on the tracks near Engle Street, in Chester’s West End, when they were struck about 4:30 p.m. by southbound Train 161, which had originated in New York and was headed to Washington.Family members are “devastated,” Kirkland said, adding that he had spoken to the victims’ parents.
No injuries to the train’s 368 passengers or crew were reported, Amtrak said in a statement late Saturday night.
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