That we are able to start on the road to healing. Reporter First Responders, neighbors, city officials gath gathered to remember the eight commuters men and women from all walks of life who perished through an amtrak 188 left the tracks at 9 21 p. M. At the frankford curve. Laura fin more, jim gains, gaulin knee, bill gildersleeve, derek griffith, rachel jacobs, jip pepsi perez, justin sen ser. Among the passengers that fate fall night former bucks county congressman patrick murphy. Whos letter about the tragedy was read allowed to those in attendance. This tragedy has already taken eight lives. We must stand fast and not allow it to take eight memories. As wreaths where laid to honor the dead the talk on this night was also of the living. More than 200 passengers aboard that train many of them badly injured but kept alive in part by the heroic efforts of this citis are First Responders. Unfortunate reality we lost eight brave individuals that night. But i know that we did indeed safe
Derailed around a curve in port richmond. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. Tonight dozens have gathered to remember the families whose lives changed in an instant. Fox 29s bruce gordon was at tonights vigil hes now live at the sight of the crash. Bruce . Reporter lucy, it was an emotional evening for everyone here. Many of those in attendance no doubt remembering with a tear in their eye what they were doing exactly one year ago when so many worlds were turned upside down. Amtrak commuters racing past this Memorial Service probably didnt give a thought to getting home safely. Neither did those aboard amtrak 188 exactly one year ago. It is through sharing our grief and supporting each other that we are able to start on the road to healing. Reporter First Responders, neighbors, city officials gath gathered to remember the eight commuters men and women from all walks of life who perished through an amtrak 188 left the tracks at 9 21 p. M. At the frankford curve. Laura fin more,
What were learning about the victims. Under siege gunman in afghanistan, trapping dozens for hours. Killing one american. Burundi, military seizes power while the president was out of the country. Good evening im antonio mora. This is Al Jazeera America. We begin with a Stunning Development in the investigation into last nights deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia. Federal transportation Officials Say the train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit when it jumped off the tracks. At least seven people were killed and about 200 were injured. Jonathan betz joins us now from philadelphia. Jonathan this speed revelation must have an impact on the investigation. Reporter absolutely antonio, it was a huge revelation we learned and crews remain trying to remove the damaged cars from the track. As investigators try to learn why the train was going so fast. A mangled mass of metal tells of a horrible collapse. People say i was delirious. I was carried off. Somewhere i lost my shoe
The train was traveling at approximately 106 Miles Per Hour hour. Once you hit this curve the train is supposed to be slowed down to 50 Miles Per Hour. Investigators confirm amtrak 188 was going twice the speed limit when it left the rails. But the why is still unanswered. Ton night crews are still on the scenery moving the wreckage from the crash site in Port Richmond. A live look now from chopper three at that scene only two cars remain on the tracks following last nights violent derailment. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. This has been a day and night of dramatic developments in the amtrak tragedy. Officials work to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. The latest at 11 00 oclock Eyewitness News has learned the train engineer is Brandon Bostian. The ntsb has not questioned him yet. But Philadelphia Police have. Federal investigators say that his train was traveling 10 sick miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone just before it went off the rails tuesday night. Al
A live look now from chopper three at that scene only two cars remain on the tracks following last nights violent derailment. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. This has been a day and night of dramatic developments in the amtrak tragedy. Officials work to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. The latest at 11 00 oclock Eyewitness News has learned the train engineer is Brandon Bostian. The ntsb has not questioned him yet. But Philadelphia Police have. Federal investigators say that his train was traveling 10 sick miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone just before it went off the rails tuesday night. Also tonight tributes are being paid to the seven lives that were lost in that crash. We have reporters working all angles of this still developing story. Weve got live team three coverage of the crash investigation, and the latest on the victims. Our coverage begins life at the scene with reporter diana rocco and the late developments from their tonight. Diana . Reporter