Investigation and by federal law, transportation workers safety sensitive transportation workers are required by law to undergo post accident drug and alcohol testing. And and um, and that was conducted in accordance with the federal law. It does take time for that tox testing to come back. Now the second part of your question was there a dead man youve been listen toll ntsb talk about what theyve gotten so far. Theyve actually done a lot. Yes they have. Engineer has agreed to be interviewed by the ntsb in the next few days also interview some witnesses. They have good video up to the derailment and they have have been able to create a timeline for speed is still an issue. Very interesting. Also they said the brakes were working just fine as the train left 30th street station. Signals in the area working just fine. The tracks and the curve had no anomalies meaning they were just fine. Weve been listening to the nfsb. Good evening to you. Welcome to our 6 00 oclock news. Im lucy noland.
Away today and we now know all passengers that were op board when the train crashed are accounted for. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. The death toll rose today. They found another body in wreckage this morning bringing the total to eight killed. Dozens of people are still in hospitals across the city. And the ntsb now says the train actually sped up moments before hitting the curve in Port Richmond sending the entire train careening off the tracks. Chris oconnell is live at the crash site. Chris, what have you learned . Reporter well, were getting to get a clear picture of what happened. Those seconds before the doomed train ran off the tracks. Weve learned tonight that train was going 70 miles an hour. A minute later accelerateed to 100 miles an hour moments before derailment. Mere seconds into the turn we could see the train tilting approximately 10 degrees to the right. Reporter federal investigators revealing details derailment of amtrak 188.
Reporter well, were getting to get a clear picture of what happened. Those seconds before the doomed train ran off the tracks. Weve learned tonight that train was going 70 miles an hour. A minute later accelerateed to 100 miles an hour moments before derailment. Mere seconds into the turn we could see the train tilting approximately 10 degrees to the right. Reporter federal investigators revealing details derailment of amtrak 188. Clear images from a front facing video camera confirmed a rapid acceleration before the crash but if anyone knows what happened before the derailment, its the drains engineer. Really we want to know his account of what he recalls lead leading into that tragic event. And then we can start asking specific questions. Reporter 32yearold amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian scene here on his linked in page has agreed to be interviewed by investigators. What kinds of things are you hoping to get from that interview . I think it will be really valuable to get his firstha
Gathering information about those who were killed. Dawn timmeney is at temple hospital where several victims are still being treat the but lets begin with Dave Schratwieser at the derailment scene. Dave . Reporter iain, ntsb is expected to have a News Conference closer to 5 30 now. Well get the latest on the investigation and they got their first look today at video from on board that train the night of the derailment and crash. They were looking at that video in delaware today. In the meantime city officials updated their part of the investigation and the Recovery Efforts here and they now say everyone has been accounted for. Its been a massive effort. Its been painful. Reporter as city official confirm the discovery thursday morning of an itth victim in the wreckage of amtrak train 188 the mayor said it was a near miracle there werent casualties. We believe we have now accounted for all 243 individuals that we believe were on amtrak train number 188. Amtrak is heart broken for what h
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