Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Incident Believed to be Suicide on SEPTA Train Tracks

A 25-year-old man took his own life on Saturday near the Philmont Train Station.

UPDATE: 7:45 p.m.: According to Philly.com, the incident is believed to be a suicide. Investigators say the 25-year-old man left a note close to the scene and the victim's dog was tied up nearby. The dog was not harmed.

Original article: According to the Breaking News Network, a SEPTA train fatally struck a person on the tracks near Philmont Station.

Units from the Philadelphia Police Department reported it as a fatality, according to the BNN report. The incident happened approximately at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

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Roads leading into the Philmont Train Station were temporarily closed, but have since re-opened. SEPTA’s West Trenton line remains suspended.

Passengers who were on the train were waiting outside taking cigarette and bathroom breaks as they waited for a bus to come pick them up and transport them to their destinations while police were investigating the scene.

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Members of the Philadelphia Police Department who were on scene would not release any information. The investigation is still ongoing. All we know is that there was a body laying in the middle of the tracks covered in a white sheet.

Stay tuned for updates.


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