Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, kills at least 7
By The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Another body has been pulled from the wreckage of an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia, increasing the death toll to seven.
Philadelphia Fire Department Executive Chief Clifford Gilliam says the body was found Wednesday as crews combed through the mangled train.
Authorities previously confirmed the deaths of six people. They include an Associated Press employee and a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman.
Rescue crews are searching the mangled wreckage as investigators try to determine why the train hurtled off the tracks.
The train was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members as it headed from Washington to New York City along the nation’s busiest rail corridor.
(C) The Associated Press 2015
