Moments later, at 9.21pm on Tuesday, the train derailed killing eight
At 9.05pm Tuesday, a different Amtrack train reported being struck in a window by an unknown object
At 9.10pm Tuesday, a northbound SEPTA regional rail train reported it had been 'hit by a rock or shot at' in the windshield
All three incidents happened within a few miles of 30th Street Station along the same stretch of track outside Philadelphia | 16 May 2015 | The FBI is investigating a report that the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night was struck in the windshield by a projectile moments before it derailed, killing eight and injuring 200. The new claim on Friday comes as investigators revealed that two other trains had suffered cracked windows after being hit by unknown objects just minutes before the deadly crash and only a few miles apart.
An assistant conductor on Amtrak Train 188 has told National Transportation Safety Board investigators she heard Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostain say that his train had been hit by something. Seconds later, the train careened off the tracks.