Harry Krings and his son, Chris, were heading home from the grocery store when they saw a flashing light and heard a noise unlike anything they’d ever witnessed before.
What they heard was the fatal Amtrak crash that took place in Philadelphia on May 12, killing eight passengers and injuring more than 200 others. The speeding train was on its way to New York City from Washington, D.C. when it derailed on a curve.
As the father and son approached the scene, they said they heard desperate pleas from passengers seeking rescue. Putting their own lives on the line, they became among the first responders.
"We actually had to bust out a couple of windows,” Chris told NBC Philadelphia. “And we just started pulling out people. Maybe 20 people in all.”
The devastating scene of the derailed train appears in the video below and shows the dangerous situation Harry and Chris voluntarily placed themselves in. But, when asked about his 16-year-old son’s safety during the impromptu rescue, Mr. Krings simply said he raised his son to do the right thing.
“It takes a lot out of you not to help,” he added. “You want to do anything in your power to get everybody that you can off that train.”
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