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Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Photos: 5 dead, dozens injured as NYC-bound train derails in Philadelphia

Five people have been confirmed dead and 146 others injured after an Amtrak train carrying 248 passengers and five crew members going to New York from Washington DC derailed from its track in Philadelphia, USA yesterday night around 9.45pm.

Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter while speaking on the incident, said the engine of the train separated from its body while it was on course. See the photos after the cut...


"This was an absolute disastrous mess. I have never seen anything like it in my life. Many of these folks are not from Philadelphia. It is a devastating scene down there. We walked the entire length of the train area, and the engine completely separated from the rest of the train, and one of the cars is perpendicular to the rest of the cars. It's unbelievable. We do not know what happened here. We're not going to try to speculate about that." he said
 Aso speaking, the Philadelphia Fire Department Deputy Commissioner Jesse Wilson. said
"They're in pretty bad shape. You can see that they're completely, completely derailed from the track. They've been destroyed completely. The aluminum shell has been destroyed and they've been overturned completely.".
at 5/13/2015 10:56:00 am

49 comments:

  1. Davido's driver13 May 2015 at 10:57

    Rip

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    1. Unknown13 May 2015 at 14:54

      God help, and save us frm tragic accident, and untimely death. RIP to those dat loss their lives, and speedy recovery to those that r injured.

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  2. Davido's driver13 May 2015 at 10:57

    Really sad. Lindaobserve

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    1. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 13:27

      This is so sad, Because I usually take this NYC bound train from DC and God forbid it could have being me. These trains are really old and their stations are old and dirty compared to the UK, it's not only the naija government that has problems. May the souls of the departed rest in peace and may their families be able to bear their loss

      #aHausaChickInToronto

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    2. Unknown13 May 2015 at 15:20

      I pray we don't experience tragic accident, and death in our lives.

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  3. Unknown13 May 2015 at 10:58

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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    May the souls of the dead RIP....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  4. Unknown13 May 2015 at 10:59

    So sad. May the souls of the departed rest in peace and a speedy recovery to the injured. Linda take note!

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  5. Unknown13 May 2015 at 10:59

    So sad. May the souls of the departed rest in peace and a speedy recovery to the injured. Linda take note!

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  6. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:00

    E ya, so sad. RIP 2 d dead n quick recovery 2 d injured pple

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  7. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:00

    Chai.. May d souls of d departed rest in peace

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  8. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:00

    Such a devastating event. R.I.P to the dead.

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  9. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:00

    E ya, so sad. RIP 2 d dead n quick recovery 2 d injured pple

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  10. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:00

    This is bad! Rip to those that lost their lives and quick recovery to the injured.

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  11. IBK OF GOD13 May 2015 at 11:00

    God av mercy!

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  12. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 11:00

    Since! You're just carrying this. Lastma Linda


    *** mynameisSkelewu

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  13. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:04

    RIP

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  14. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:05

    I pray God grant d families d fortitude to bear their loss, and speedy recovery to those injured.

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  15. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:06

    Wow...very unfortunate. ThankGod no explosion. E 4 no funny

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  16. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:06

    Nawaaoo! Very ghastly, RIP 2. D dead

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  17. Blog It With Olivia13 May 2015 at 11:07

    Awwww
    RIP to †Ñ’ξ ones that died αи∂ steady + quick recovery to †Ñ’ξ injured











    I Rep 27th May

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  18. @MEETD®EALEVANS™13 May 2015 at 11:09

    PARENTAL ADVISORY
    ***adult content***



    Train accident? Dats d 1st am hearing

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  19. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 11:10

    OMG!!!!! What the hell is this?something has to be done.I don't know what to say...rip to the dead and speedy recovery to the injured........God have mercy...post a free classified advert

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  20. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:11

    Awww....that's sad! RIP to the dead.

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  21. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:11

    So sad!
    Rip to the dead.

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  22. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:12

    This is quite tragic. RIP to the dead.

    #FOCUS n #ACHIEVE

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  23. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:16

    Hmmmmmmmmmm

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  24. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:17

    RIP to the dead.... quick recovery to the injured ones

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  25. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 11:17

    stale news

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  26. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:18

    Oh Lord hve Mercy! Am still in shock over d nepal earth quake nw dis.

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  27. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 11:19

    Quick recovery to them #forever

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  28. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:20

    OMG!!!!!!Sad

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  29. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:23

    Jeeeez!!! Lord have mercy. RIP

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  30. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:23

    Real sad ....that engineer is in trouble......
    TimiSavage says so

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  31. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:24

    Chaos, disasters, accidents everywhere. Rip to the dead and quick recovery to the injured.

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  32. Pidgin Mistress13 May 2015 at 11:24

    Haa,

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  33. yawanow13 May 2015 at 11:26

    sad. may their souls rest in peace.

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  34. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:26

    Really Disastrous..

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  35. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:27

    Oh dear!!!

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  36. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:31

    sad ....real sad

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  37. Unknown13 May 2015 at 11:34

    Sad!

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  38. Subomi13 May 2015 at 12:39

    may the dead RIP. Been a while an incident like this happen

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  39. Unknown13 May 2015 at 13:54

    God be with them.

    Have u seen the sweet Vengeance?
    Check it out at www.naijacarlovers.blogspot.com

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  40. Unknown13 May 2015 at 14:08

    Tragic...RIP

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  41. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 14:08

    Linda u mean 6 dead and 150 injured

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  42. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 14:17

    OMG,this is terrible.Quick recovery to he wounded & Rip to all the dead..*deepsigh*

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  43. Unknown13 May 2015 at 14:19

    RIP.

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  44. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 14:32

    Housachickintoronto, your views are very myopic. So, because the DC trains are 'old and dirty' when compared to the ones in UK, naija's problems are now comparable to the problems in the US. You guys keep giving excuses for our leaders and they keep messing us up. How could they perform well when they know that there are people like you that are ready to profer excuses for them? Please, next time, refrain from ever criticizing our leaders, after all, going by your excuse, there are problems all over the world. Pathetic!!

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  45. Unknown13 May 2015 at 14:51

    RIP to the dead. I pray for speedy recovery for the injured.

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  46. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 20:31

    ...and to think I was on one of these Amtrak trains to NY not too long ago...hmmmm...tis well

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