Two children struck, killed by Amtrak train in Chester, PA

Chester, PA — Authorities say two children were struck and killed by an Amtrak train Saturday afternoon in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Amtrak officials confirmed a train heading from New York to Washington D.C. had 368 passengers on board when it came into contact with two people who were trespassing on the tracks around 4:30 p.m.

One witness said there were at least half a dozen kids walking on the tracks before the incident took place.

She said she urged the children to get off of the track.

Following the incident, Amtrak temporarily stopped all train traffic between Wilmington and Philadelphia.

"We were getting off the car and I said, ‘oh look at them children up there on that track.’ I said, ‘you all need to come down off that track’ and they just looked. And I said, ‘come down before you have an accident, something happens and not even two minutes later, the Amtrak train came and I looked and said, ‘oh my gosh. I hope they ok.’ But I didn't hear any screaming or anything, so I figured they was cool. I'm just sorry that this happened to you all and I wish your children would have listened and I’m just so sorry. Oh my gosh."

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