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Federal investigators estimate that the crowded commuter train that slammed into the Hoboken Terminal was traveling two to three times the 10 mph speed limit at the time of the deadly crash, according to a report.

A US official said that investigators estimated the NJ Transit train was going between 20 and 30 mph when it crashed on Thursday, the AP reported.

The speed was estimated based on the mass amount of destruction that was caused.

The news comes as investigators on Tuesday recovered a second “black box” and front-facing video footage has been recovered from the wreckage of the crash that left a young mother dead and more than 100 others injured.

The event recorder, possibly containing key information to the cause of cause of the collision, was removed from the mangled front train car Tuesday morning and shipped to a lab in Washington D.C. by Tuesday afternoon for analysis, said National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jim Southworth at a press conference.

The 13-year-old device “looked to be in fairly good shape,” said Southworth.

A black box that was previously found in the rear of the wrecked train doesn’t work and is still in the lab.

Southworth said he could not comment on the AP report since the event recorder was taken to the lab.

Investigators also recovered train operator Thomas Gallagher’s backpack containing a cellphone inside, which will be looked at.

Gallagher, 48, has told investigators that he had no memory of the accident and said that he was going 10 mph when he pulled into the station, according to officials.

NJ Transit rail service in and out of the Hoboken Terminal remained suspended Tuesday and it is unclear when service will be up and running again.

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