Crime & Safety
Woman Killed By SEPTA Train In Cheltenham
SEPTA said the woman was struck and killed by a regional rail train just north of Melrose Park Station on Saturday afternoon.
CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A woman was struck and killed by a SEPTA train that suspended regional rail lines for several hours, officials said.
The woman was struck and killed by an outbound Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail train north of Melrose Park Station at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, SEPTA spokesman John Golden said.
Golden said there were about 300 passengers on the train when the incident happened.
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The train strike resulted in the suspension of the Warminster, Lansdale/Doylestown, and West Trenton Regional Rail Lines for over two hours on Saturday, Golden said.
The woman's identity was not revealed.
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Service was later restored to all impacted regional rail lines.
SEPTA did not provide any more details about how the woman was struck, and what caused the incident.
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