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Moment of impact. You can see the blue tarp on the tractor and the trailer sitting on the tracks when this passenger train comes plowing into it. Whoever taking the cell phone video reacting to it. Amtrak says there were 212 passengers on board and eight crew members so 220 people total. We now know at this time that 55 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries. Meanwhile passengers who were okay are wie loaded i dont ton buses that were waiting for them and moved away from the scene. Now, were told the trailer was oversized and was carrying a large electrical unit. It was also apparently trying to make a turn over the tracks when it apparently got stuck. Were also hearing that the truck was being escorted and accompanied by Highway Patrol vehicles because of its size but its not clear whether police notified amtrak that the truck was actually stuck at that time. Now, as i mentioned, the train was due to stop in philadelphia this evening. If you are looking for information about a passenger on board amtrak has a number that you can call. Well put that up for you. Its one8005239101. In the sat center, Sharrie Williams back to you guys in the studio. Sharrie thank you very much. Of course 6abc. Com will continue to update the story. You can read the latest on the collision and see the photos. Also action News Reporter Kenneth Moton will have reaction from passengers at 30th street station. Thats coming up on action news tonight at 6 oclock. A Police Officer is hospitalized after his patrol car hit a house in Camden County this afternoon. The winslow township cruiser crashed in the 500 block of paris avenue about 1 oclock. The officer whose names is not released was responding to a crash further south on berlin cross keys road when he lost control. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A 20yearold Montgomery County woman is missing tonight. She was last seen leaving her Upper Providence home three days ago and the car she was driving was found abandoned along route 4 22 in upper merion township. That is where action News Reporter david henry is joining us live. David you spoke to the womans family. Reporter yeah, monica and you can imagine how desperately they are seeking any little bit of information. This is where the car was found right here on this stretch of u. S. 422 on friday night around 7 20, it was abandoned in an eastbound lane and 20yearold deidre magalon was gone, hasnt been seen since. Not like her to not leave for days on end with no word at all. Reporter deidre took her sister jamies car and left home between 6 40 and 7 oclock. At 7 20 the car was found abandoned on route 4 22 between the turnpike and route 202. Jamie says it has a loose battery cable which apparently came off when deidre was driving. I think she hit a pothole and i think it came undone and only i know how to fix that. She would have had no idea. Reporter deidre doesnt have a cell phone to call for help, which also makes it harder to trace her. What happened to her after she left the car is anyones are guess. We have had a lot of leads come in and theres been some witness that is believe they may have seen her hitchhiking at or about that time period on 76 and were following up on those leads. Reporter deidre took off in the car without jamies permission. Jamies wallet was still on the seat when she left it and nothing inside appeared to have been disturbed. Earlier today Upper Merion Police searched the area where the car broke down but still no sign of what might have happened. Its possible deidre may have gotten a lift and joined up with friends. But her family is convinced she would have found a way to contact them by now. Were just trying stick together through all this and its hard on all of us. We just want her to come home. Reporter deidres mom says shes impulsive but has never disappeared like this before. We love her so much and we would love for her to come home. We all love you and deidre you dont know how many people are out there missing you and loving you and worrying about you. Reporter deidres family has taken to social media for help in gathering information about her possible whereabouts. Weve got pictures of her poster on 6abc that you can look at any time and if you think you may have seen her the police want to hear from you at 911 right away. Live in upper merion, david henry, channel6 action news. Rick. David thank you for that report. A 21yearold has been charged we had drunk driving after police say he struck and killed a recent university of delaware graduate over the weekend. A makeshift memorial has formed at the newark intersection where amanda haggle stein was hit on sunday. Police say she was crossing the street with a friend while oncoming traffic had a green light. Her friends saw a car coming and stopped but she continued. She was hit and later died at the hospital. Today shes being remembered as a passionate person full of life. Bubbly, intelligent, a good looking girl. She had a future ahead of her. Im just so devastated of what happened to her. It really hit me pretty hard. Police say 21yearold kyle lloyd was behind the wheel at the time. He left the scene but was found by police a short time later. He has since been released on bail. In less than an hour a candlelight vigil will honor murdered philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson. Mourners will gather at the north Philadelphia Shopping Center where he was killed last week. Thats where action News Reporter Sarah Bloomquist is live for us with more on tonights tribute. Sarah. Reporter monica, thats right, the vigil is set for 6 00 p. M. Here in front of the game stop store where officer Robert Wilson, iii was shot and killed on thursday afternoon. Weve been told that a group of organizers will start marching down lehigh avenue beginning at 5 30 ending up at this spot. Meantime you can see behind me this memorial is growing here in front of the store as the Community Looks for ways to remember, mourn and honor officer wilson while helping his two young sons. Its tax season here at the h and r block at the hope plaza on 21st and lehigh. Their thoughts are on officer Robert Wilson and his family. As a memorial grows larger by the minute outside the game stop where he was shot and killed. They closed early because of the snow. Only later did they find a bullet had gone right through the front window. Surely one of them would have been hit had they been there. Could have been people signing in or anything, just scary to think that Something Like that could actually happen where you work at. I hate that it happened you know, but and its so close to home. Its just overwhelming. Reporter around 4 45 officer wilson was inside the game stop buying a birthday present for his eldest son who turns 10 today. Police say 29yearold carleton hipps and 24yearold Ramon Williams came in with guns drawn and engaged in a fierce gun battle with the officer who was shot in the head and died. The suspects, brothers were taken into the custody and charged with murder. At the 22nd district flowers and condolences are pouring in from around the country as black bunting hangs outside. The game stop store will be closed indefinitely with the company issuing a statement. Everyone in the game stop family will always remember officer wilson as a hero and for his sacrifice while defending our staff and customers in the north philadelphia game stop store. Now, as you know the Wilson Family has gathered for a Birthday Party for his son this afternoon. We expect some of those family members to make their way to the vigil at 6 oclock. There are now a number of ways you can donate to help his two young sons. You can send a check. Theres now a go fund me site. We have all the information on how to donate on 6abc. Com. You can also give a donation at any game stop location. Live in north philadelphia, im Sarah Bloomquist, channel6 action news. All right, sarah thank you. We have some breaking news to pass along tonight from north philadelphia. Chopper 6 is over the scene of a shooting that happened just about 20 minutes ago here at the intersection of 12th street and somerset street. Again, this is north philadelphia. Details are sketchy right now but we do know a person was shot. Do not know the condition of the victim but police are searching for a gunman at this hour. You can see a number of cruisers there at the scene as they investigate exactly what happened. The victim apparently was found a block away from the shooting a block away on rush street and thats where were looking right now where the victim was found and apparently has been transported to the hospital, but again, the search continues for a gunman. This also happened in front of a nearby school, the clymer George School on west rush street. So again a shooting under investigation by Philadelphia Police right now. Were still trying to determine the condition of the victim and the search for a gunman. Well continue to update this breaking news story as more information becomes available to us from north philadelphia. Well, after a long winter crews in new jersey are turning their focus from clearing the roads to fixing them. The action cam was in Hamilton Township Mercer County today for an up close look at how crews filled potholes all across the garden state. The state rents special machines that fix potholes without having to put any crews on the street. Officials say they expect to spend at least 4 million fixing 300,000 potholes in the next month. Speaking of which, time for a check of our action news traffic report for you monday night. Matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center with the latest on the commute home tonight that hopefully wont encounter many potholes but a lot of traffic i guess. I thought i was going to lose a wheel a couple times. I know. There are a ton of them out there and this afternoon were not only dodging them but dodging some unpleasantness along 95. Youre losing time if youre headed for 95. Northbound sides locked up from the Commodore Barry bridge through this point just north of the blue route where theres an accident. Vehicle favoring sideways taking out the left lane. Very slow northbound but even slower southbound from just past the airport on down to 320. Thats where the off ramp from the southbound side to 320 is shut down because of a crash. Theres a minivan facing sideways into a barrier on that ramp. So, if thats normally your ramp, i think id bail for the blue route northbound, run that up to macdade and from there you can get to where youre going in the neighborhood. In newark a crash blocking the westbound lanes on 322. I know that temperatures are only in the mid50s but you may still be thinking about the shore. If youre headed down there this afternoon watch out for a crash along the southbound garden state parkway hack approaching shell bay avenue. Well check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. Much more to come. Including the mysterious death of a prize winning dog. Officials say he was poisoned just after competing in a world famous show. Well hear from his owners next. Cecily. A bit of a taste of spring today, loads of sunshine, the high so far 57 degrees. Unfortunately im tracking rain on the way tomorrow. But then even milder air. Ill have all the details coming up in the accuweather forecast. Rick. All right, cecily. Two american tourist under arrest tonight for leaving their mark at the roman coliseum. Coming up in our next half hour find out what they did to the historic landmark that landed that em in handcuffs. Those stories and more when action news comes right back. Tiberius lauderwink can appreciate a simple name. Thats why he likes pick 2 from the pennsylvania lottery, the simplest numbers game yet. Theyve given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. Play pick 2. Easy to play. Simple to say. Ive been driving a lincoln since long before anybody paid me to drive one. I didnt do it to be cool. I didnt do it to make a statement. I just liked it. Lease an mkc for 349 a month, plus competitive owners and lessees get 1000 bonus cash only at your lincoln dealer. Gwendolyn schnellinghoffer can appreciate a simple name. Thats why she likes pick 3 from the pennsylvania lottery, theyve given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. And for something really simple, play the allnew pick 2. Easy to play. Simple to say. A prize winning belgian dog is dead after Officials Say poison was put in its food. Today the dog owners says they dont think a competitor is to blame. Jagger died last week shortly after competing in englands biggest dog show. A veterinarian says pieces of meat laced with poison were found in the dogs stomach. The owners think the person responsible had a grudge against dogs orr the dog show but not jagger himself. We cant and we wont think it was an act of another exhibit tour. If we thought this we couldnt go on. The owners also believe their other dog which competed in best in show was the intended target. Authorities in the uk and belgium say they have not been asked to investigate. Protests continued for Third Straight day after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by police in madison, wisconsin. Today dozens gathered to rally against the deadly shooting of 19yearold tony robinson. Police say robinson matched the description of an assault suspect allegedly jumping in and out of traffic last week. Robinson hid in an apartment. An officer forced himself and side. That officer says he was attacked by robinson and was forced to fire in selfdefense. Court documents show a previous case now showing robinson suffered from adhd and tended to be antisocial and impulsive. Time for health check a new incentive to spend more time in a supermarket produce aisle. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board tonight to explain. Hey, ali. Hey guys. Im always telling people to try to eat more fruits and vegetables it can lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease. It can also help you lose weight and now you can add another benefit to the list. It can significantly cut the risk for colon cancer. In a study of 77,000 people who hook course found those eating predominantly vegetarian diets were less likely to develop colorectal cancer. Diets high in fiber are the ones were looking for to help clear out the colon decrease in risk of colon and rectal cancer. Vegans and vegetarians who only eat vegetable based foods didnt have the lowest rate. That went to vegetarians who also eat a moderate amount of fish. Their cancer rate was 43 percent less than nonvegetarians. People in the study were essentially eating a mediterranean diet which includes nuts and healthy oils like olive oil. Also today you likely heard about the most recent Measles Outbreak out west and those outbreaks are becoming more common in the u. S. There were 23 last year alone. And Public Health experts predict even more ahead because some parents refuse to vaccinate. Doctors say there are enough unvaccinated people to allow measles to spread and some americans underestimate the severity of complications. Of course its recommend for all kids and adults to be up to date on vaccinations. If youre not sure if you or your child has been vaccinated, talk to your Healthcare Provider or your local health department. Rick and mon dark back over to you. All right, ali, thank you. Much more still ahead on action news at 5 00. The highly anticipated apple event just happened this afternoon and we have details on the smart watch announcement and what else the tech Company Revealed today when action news comes right back. Longhorns dinner for two for 29. 99. Choose two of 7 entrees. Like the grilled portabella sirloin. Plus two sides, two salads a shared appetizer or a dessert. Dinner for two only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. Now, more and more americans are discovering that. Shred after shred. Dish after dish. Day after delicious day. Shredding galbani mozzarella yourself inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. Mmm, galbani sfx kiss . Italys favorite cheese brand. Now, americas number one block mozzarella. Topping Business News today, apple just made a big reveal at a highly anticipated event in san francisco. Well they saved the best for last ending the presentation by unveiling the apple watch. It can make phone calls read full emails control music manage instagram photos, track your workouts and even pay for your groceries all from your wrist. Weve learned it is slated to hit the market in april at a starting price of 350 with a battery life of 18 hours. Also of note, apple introduced a shiny skinny and silent mac book weighing just 2 pounds. And the company also inked a deal that allows apple tv users to stream hbo programming for 14. 99 a month. Hm. All right. Apple watch you can get that for me for my birthday. No, i dont think so. Next year. It will be free then. Up next at 5 00 well check the forecast for you. Looking outside live sky 6 hd. Meteorologist cecily tynan with details from accuweather with our spring thaw it feels like. Details when we come back i am never getting married. Never. Psssssh. Guaranteed. You picked a beautiful ring. Thank you. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. Breathe. I love it here. We are never moving to the suburbs. We are never getting one of those. We are never having another kid. Im pregnant. I am never letting go. For all the nevers in life state farm is there. Time for accuweather. At the action news big board meteorologist cecily tynan. Boy did we catch a big break today. What a day. It changes your mood when you have beautiful weather like today. I saw a lot of people running with shorts today. I saw one guy running without a shirt today. It wasnt you, rick. I dont