Rail workers Stephen Deal, 20, and Jake Lafave, 25, struck, killed by Amtrak train near Union Station in Washington DC
2 rail workers struck and killed by Amtrak train in Washington DC
Amtrak service resumed Wednesday morning between Washington DC and Philadelphia after two CSX rail employees were struck and killed by an Amtrak train shortly before midnight near Washington's Union Station, the train service and the railroad company said.
Investigation Continues Into Amtrak Accident That Killed 2 Workers On Train Tracks
As the CSX train was heading toward Union Station from Baltimore, an automatic alert indicated that there was a problem with one of more of the train’s wheels.
2 Hit By Train Were From Pennsylvania And Maryland
The two men who died were freight train conductors who got out of their train Tuesday to check out an alert that there was a problem with one or more of their train’s wheels. They died when they were struck by an Amtrak passenger train.
New Details Released On Train Accident That Killed 2 Workers
The report shows the the conductor and conductor trainee were returning to their southbound train after inspecting a reported defective railcar when the accident happened.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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