Videos: More than 40 hurt when SEPTA train crashes into parked train in Philadelphia

FBI agents arrived on the scene soon after the crash and said there is no indication of terrorism in the derailment

UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania, Daily Mail, August 22, 2017 -- More than 40 people were injured when a train crashed into another train that was parked at a station in suburban Philadelphia.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said the crash happened around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Two trains crash scene in Philadelphia

The front of the train was going into a turn when it suddenly shook according to individuals who were on the train.

Video recorded by train passengers after an accident

An inbound Norristown High-Speed Line train crashed into an unoccupied, parked train at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, said SEPTA spokeswoman Heather Redfern.

 

 Split in two, Seats can be seen strewn on the ground having been thrown from the wreck of the carriage which split in two during the crash

In an early morning news briefing, Upper Darby Mayor Nicholas Micozzie said at least four people suffered serious injuries. The victims, including the conductor, were taken to area hospitals.

'The conductor is in the hospital right now, I can't release his condition,' Micozzie said.

 

 FBI agents arrived on the scene soon after the crash and said there is no indication of terrorism in the derailment

One passenger, named Ronnie, said he was preparing to get off the train when the collision happened.

'My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall, and then I went straight down, I blacked out,' he said. 'There was blood everywhere, yeah. The driver was all banged up, and there was this one girl bleeding out of her face pretty bad.'

 

 Police and Rescuers at the Scene of a Two-Train Crash in Philadelphia

The cause of the crash remained under investigation.

SEPTA said there likely would be service disruptions for the Tuesday morning commute.

 

 The back of a derailed train carriage is seen in Philadelphia as officials continue their search for possible passengers still caught in the wreckage

In February, four people were injured in a crash near the 69th Street Terminal involving three out-of-service commuter trains. At the time, SEPTA said one train rear-ended another on a loop where trains turn around to get back into service. Cars from that accident derailed and hit a third train on nearby tracks.