Amtrak Train Strikes, Kills Three in Bucks County, PA

Three family members were struck and killed by an Amtrak Northeast Regional Train en route to Philadelphia.

On April 3, 2025, a tragic incident occurred in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where an Amtrak train traveling from Boston to Richmond, Virginia, struck and killed three individuals who were on the tracks around 6 PM. According to an Amtrak spokesperson, none of the 236 passengers or crew members aboard the train were injured.

This was the second fatal incident involving an Amtrak train in Bucks County within two days. The previous day, another individual was fatally struck near the Cornwells Heights Station in Bensalem.

Train accident cases often have complex issues resulting from the specialized and highly regulated nature of the passenger and freight railroad industries. With numerous potential defendants in most cases—including municipalities, governmental agencies, contractors, operators, and private companies—SMB has the experience and financial resources to explore all theories of liability to maximize your recovery.

We work tenaciously to help our clients obtain all the compensation to which they are entitled, including damages for pain and suffering, emotional trauma, medical costs, lost income, and future earnings. Our record-setting settlement in the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia proves the point.

If you have been injured, or a loved one has been injured or killed, because of an incident on or near a train or other railroad infrastructure, SMB is committed to obtaining the results you need and deserve.