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Pedestrian Struck By Train In Delco

By Kim Glovas

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Rail service on Amtrak and SEPTA through Chester City was interrupted this morning when an AMTRAK train struck a person on the tracks.

It happened just before 10 a.m. near the Chester Transportation Center.

Amtrak says service was reduced from four lanes to 2-lanes to allow investigators into the scene.

SEPTA says two trains on the Wilmington-Newark line were cancelled and another was delayed 20-minutes.

An Amtrak spokesman says no passengers or crew were injured on the train.

Calls to Chester City Police on the status of the person who was truck went unanswered.

 

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