The emotional toll of a fatal Amtrak crash

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The Lexington County Coroner addressed the media Sunday (2/5) after speaking personally with the families of the two people killed in the Amtrak crash in Cayce.

She described the scene of the crash where she pronounced the two Amtrak employees dead.

Lexington Co Coroner shares the names of the two people who died in this morning’s Amtrak crash (both were Amtrak employees):

Michael Kempf, 54
Engineer
Savannah, Georgia

Michael Cella, 36
Conductor
Orange Park, Florida

— Josh Berry (@_joshberry) February 4, 2018

The Coroner says the victims’ families are understandably distraught at the news and that it’s been hard for everyone involved.