Moments before a train crossing the Benjamin Franklin Bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey fatally struck two construction workers during night work on Oct. 14, its engineer tried in vain to stop to avoid the collision, the National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report.
The two-car Port Authority Transit Corp (PATCO) Hi-Speedline train heading west with 69 passengers “initiated emergency braking” moments before the accident around 9:20 p.m. on the bridge over the Delaware River, according to the safety agency report.