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Dozens hurt in train incident outside Philadelphia

On Tuesday, local media reported that thirty three passengers were injured, at least four seriously, when their high-speed train collided with an empty car at a station near Philadelphia. According to a CBS television affiliate, the train hit the stationary car at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, 10 miles west of Philadelphia, just after midnight. NBC 10 reported that four people were listed in critical condition following the collision. Four people were injured when a train rear-ended another near the 69th Street Terminal in February. Eight people were killed and more than 180 injured when an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia in 2015.
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Forty-two people were injured when an incoming high-speed train struck an unoccupied train car inside an Upper Darby, PA, transit terminal early Tuesday morning, Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie.

Four people, including the train's conductor, were rushed to area hospitals, Micozzie told local media at a news conference near the crash site.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:15 a.m. ET at the 69th Street Terminal and is currently under investigation, according to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) spokeswoman Heather Redfern.

Video from CNN affiliate KYW showed police, fire and EMS services at the scene as onlookers gathered.

The Norristown High Speed Line runs between the 69th Street Terminal and Norristown.