A 20-year-old U.S. Naval Academy student who was heading home on leave and a 48-year-old father-of-two have been named as two of the passengers killed in last night's deadly Amtrak derailment - as investigators revealed that the train was traveling at 100 mph before the crash.
Justin Zemser, an only child, was traveling home to Rockaway Beach, New York to see his mother when the train came off the tracks at Frankford Junction near Philadelphia just before 9.30pm, killing at least seven people, leaving eight in critical condition and injuring more than 200.
Jim Gaines, who designed video software for the Associated Press, was also named among the victims. He had been attending meetings in Washington and was heading home to Plainsboro, New Jersey at the time of the crash, his wife, Jacqueline, said. They have two children, aged 11 and 16.
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