Man, 22, struck and killed by train in Delaware County; SEPTA service suspended

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Man struck and killed by train
Man struck and killed by train: Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at Noon on May 22, 2018.

EDDYSTONE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Service was suspended on one of SEPTA's regional rail lines after a man was struck and killed by a train.

It happened before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday along SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line near Eddystone Station in Delaware County.

First responders converged on the scene.

They found a 22-year-old man who had been struck and killed.

Watch video from Chopper 6 after a person was struck by a train in Eddystone, Pa. on May 22, 2018.

Service on the Wilmington/Newark Line remained suspended for several hours as police investigated.

The victim's identity had not been released as of noon Tuesday.

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