US EditionSeveral injured, one critically, in Norristown Transportation Center train crash
- On Sunday morning, a SEPTA train struck a bumper at the end of the line in Norristown, resulting in injuries to eight individuals.
- The one-car NHSL train crashed into a safety bumper near the station at approximately 9:45 a.m., though it is still uncertain if a mechanical issue caused the incident.
- Among those injured, one passenger sustained a severe head injury and was urgently flown to a hospital in Philadelphia, while five others were treated at local medical facilities.
- SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch stated that the train was moving slowly as it neared the bumper, and federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are set to conduct an inquiry into the accident.
- Service resumed Sunday afternoon with minor delays, and the investigation into the crash’s cause is ongoing with surveillance and operator data reviewed.
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8 injured after SEPTA train crash in Norristown
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (WPHL) -- Eight people were injured in a SEPTA train crash Sunday morning at the Norristown Transportation Center in Montgomery County On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin its investigation in the crash. SEPTA is providing surveillance footage and train operator communications to help piece together what may have caused the indecent. SEPTA officials said the single-car train failed to stop before…
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Several injured, one critically, in Norristown Transportation Center train crash
NORRISTOWN — A train crash critically injured one person and hurt others Sunday morning at the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown, according to the Norristown Fire Department. The Norristown Fire Department was one of several first responding agencies that were dispatched around 9:50 a.m. to the station at the intersection of Lafayette and Swede streets, Deputy Chief Richard Lockhart told The Times Herald. The incident occurred at th…
5 hospitalized after SEPTA train crash in Norristown – Metro Philadelphia
A SEPTA rider was in critical condition and four other people were hospitalized after a Norristown High Speed Line train crashed Sunday morning in Montgomery County, officials said. The incident occurred at around 9:45 a.m., when a one-car NHSL train collided into a safety bumper at Norristown Transportation Center, the line’s northern terminus, SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said. Busch said the operator and four passengers were injured and tr…
SEPTA train crash leaves 8 injured in Norristown. One victim was airlifted to a hospital.
One passenger was airlifted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with a head injury and was in critical condition Sunday afternoon. The cause of the crash was unknown.
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