The two children who were struck and killed by an Amtrak train during the weekend were Chester residents, ages 9 and 12, and were part of a group of several young people who had gathered near the scene of the fatal incident, Chester police said Monday.
Amtrak personnel help passengers board a new train Saturday after their original train, headed from New York to Washington, struck and killed two Chester children, ages 9 and 12.
Chester Police Capt. El’lan Morgan said it was unclear precisely how many young people were at the site, near Engle Street in the City’s West End, when the accident occurred about at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re waiting for video from Amtrak,” she said. The victims have been identified, but their names aren’t being released “because they are juveniles,” a Delaware County spokesperson said.
Officials have been chary with details of the incident. “We’re still investigating,” Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland said Sunday night. According to an Amtrak spokesperson, the victims had been “trespassing” on the tracks when they were struck by southbound Train 161, which had originated in New York and was headed to Washington.» READ MORE:
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