SEPTA train fatally strikes person on tracks in Tioga-Nicetown

Thursday, April 22, 2021
A SEPTA train struck and killed a person in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia, police said.

It happened at Broad Street and Erie Avenue just after midnight Thursday.
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Rescue crews were called underground to the southbound Broad Street Line for a report of a person on the tracks.

After searching the area, they found the victim.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Passengers were evacuated from the train.

The medical examiner also responded.
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