RALEIGH - The two teens hit and killed by a train in Smithfield have been identified as 17-year-old Robert Nawton and 18-year-old Allen Peeden.

The two teenagers were students at Smithfield-Selma High School. Smithfield Police Lt. R-K Powell is working on the investigation,

"It's devastating. I have children of my own and its something I don't like to [deal with]."

The Amtrak train was on its daily route from Savannah to New York when the accident happened. Ninety-four people were on board and they stayed on board throughout the incident. Police are investigating the circumstances around the accident.