HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Multiple people were hurt in an incident along the train tracks near the Richmond, Virginia Amtrak station along Staples Mill Road near Glenside Drive in Henrico County, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
"I am told by sources that there is wreckage on the track, some sort of a vehicle on the track, that was hit around [10:30 p.m.] by an Amtrak train," Burkett reported on CBS 6 News at 11. "My sources are telling me [there are] multiple injuries. I don't know the extent of those injuries, but my sources tell me multiple people have been injured."
UPDATE: As of 1:11 am ET, Silver Meteor Train 97, which departed New York (NYP) on 7/21, remains stopped at Richmond Staples Mill (RVR). Updates to follow.
— Amtrak Alerts (@AmtrakAlerts) July 22, 2023
UPDATE: As of 2:28 am ET, Silver Meteor Train 97, which departed New York (NYP) on 7/21, is back on the move and currently operating approx. 4hrs late.
— Amtrak Alerts (@AmtrakAlerts) July 22, 2023
Witnesses said it appeared that the train collided with a pickup truck on the tracks.
Officials with Amtrak posted that the train was "back on the move" and running roughly four hours behind schedule as of about 2:30 a.m.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
