This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. We have new details this morning in the derailment of an amtrak train near philadelphia. Attention is focused on the speed of the trained and engineer driving it when it careened off the tracks. At least seven died. Investigators determined the train was moving too fast, almost twice the speed limit when it hid that dangerous curve. The train was traveling at approximately 106 miles per hour. Three seconds later when the data to the recorders terminated, the train speed was 102 miles per hour. Investigators still dont know why the train was going that fast. The engineer who was at the controls declined to speak to the ntsb but spoke briefly to police. He has given a blood sample and turned over his cell phone. He remembers going through that area generally. Has absolutely no rex recollection of the. Or anything unusual. The ntsb will examine the crews movements in the 24 hours prior to the crash to s
A migrant crisis. By quota. And we begin tonight with the investigation into that deadly amtrak crash in Phillip Seymour hoffman last night. We now know the train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour when it derailed at more than twice the speed limit. At least seven were killed and 100 were injured. Jonathan best joins us in philadelphia and what happened at the scene and what can we expect in the coming hours . Yes tony, we learned a lot today. And this is a very active scene here in philadelphia, where the crews are analyzing the tracks and the railcars, trying to figure out exactly what happened in the investigation. The ntsb did reveal late this afternoon that the amtrak train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour. And that is more than twice the speed limit for that part of the track. Clearly, it was going too fast. And why it was going that fast is unknown and obviously a big focus for the investigators at this hour as it approached the curve in philadelphia to new york city last n
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This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Federal investigators this morning are trying to learn why an amtrak train was going twice the speed element when it derailed. The attention is now focused on the engineer who was in control. Seven people were killed hundreds more treated for injuries. Duarte geraldino is live in philadelphia. Good morning what do we know first of all about the condition of those that are still being treated at hospitals . Reporter its important to note their ages they range from 19 to 80 years old. There are about eight people in critical conditions stephanie, and their injuries fall in to several brood categories. Rib cage injuries, lung punctures and a lot of fractured bones right now. Most injured were in the first two cars and you can see how badly damaged those cars were. Despite their injuries doctors are fairly optimistic for survivors. I believe strongly that all of the remaining folks will get better and go home. So i dont t
Philadelphia, and then continued its journey north from center city over kensington avenue. The train then left the track as it neared a curb at frankford junction in Port Richmond. Again, final numbers that we know as of right now seven People Killed in the crash more than 200 injured. The rescue crews remain on the scene tonight as do federal investigators. They are still trying to locate passengers who may be unaccounted for. Federal investigators are analyzing data from the trains black box at amtraks Operation Center in delaware. We do know the accident is impacting corridors commuters rather along the northeast corridor. Mayor nutter and those ntsb officials a appear to be ready to begin their News Conference, we will take it live just as soon as it happens. We do know though again that amtrak suspended rail service between philadelphia and new york indefinitely as this investigation continues. But they have brought in pieces of replacement track trying to get the trains running