Father, 2 Sons ID'd as Victims Killed By Train In Bucks Co.

Updated: 12:45 p.m. Friday

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —The Bucks County Coroner’s Office has identified the three people killed by an Amtrak train at the Bristol Train Station on Thursday night.

Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi said a father and his two sons were among the victims.

They are identified as 51-year-old Christopher Cramp of Bristol, and his sons: David Cramp, 31, and Thomas Cramp, 24.

Campi said the three victims died from multiple blunt impact injuries.

The coroner said the 24-year-old son took his own life while the death of the father and 31-year-old son was accidental.

The Bucks County Coroner’s Office has notified the next of kin and offers their family and friends sincerest condolences.

Authorities are investigating the death of the three who were on the tracks when they were killed by an Amtrak train near the Bristol Station on Thursday night.

During a press conference Thursday night, Bristol Borough Police Chief Joseph Moors said that police received a report about three people on the train tracks by Beaver and Prospect streets near the train station.

As a police sergeant arrived at 6 p.m. Thursday, a southbound Amtrak Acela high-speed train struck them, the police chief said. He said no police officers were injured.

"This was a horrific tragedy," Moors said.

According to information from U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, the train was traveling from Boston to Richmond, Va. There were no reported injuries among the 236 passengers or crew onboard.

"My team and I are in close contact with local authorities and Amtrak, and we stand ready to provide any support necessary," Fitzpatrick said.

As a results of the incident, SEPTA regional rail service was halted immediately. Amtrak halted all rail traffic between New York City and Philadelphia on the Northeast Corridor.

"This was a terrible tragedy," Andrew Busch, SEPTA's director of media relations, told Patch Friday morning.

Busch said that SEPTA had three trains operating on the line at the time. The trains were stopped, and shuttle buses were sent out for passengers. He confirmed that the service outage for SEPTA continued until 11:30 p.m. Thursday, but that trains are operating at normal service Friday morning.

Borough and Amtrak police are investigating the incident, and area fire companies also responded to the scene. The incident marked the second train fatality incident this week in Lower Bucks County.

"As we continue working to confirm further details, I ask everyone to join me in praying for the victims, their families, those aboard and operating the train, our first responders, and the entire Bristol community during this deeply difficult time," Fitzpatrick said.

Please see Patch for more details and information when they become available.