Person struck, killed by SEPTA train in Bridesburg

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Man struck, killed by SEPTA train in Bridesburg
Man struck, killed by SEPTA train in Bridesburg: Sarah Bloomquist reports on Action News at Noon, September 13, 2017

BRIDESBURG (WPVI) -- Police were on the scene after a person was struck and killed by a SEPTA train Wednesday morning in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.



It happened on SEPTA's Trenton Line near the Bridesburg station just after 8 a.m.



Officers were called to the scene for reports of a trespasser on the tracks.



SEPTA says the male victim was hit by a train that was headed to Center City.



The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.



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