Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck by Train
Reports said the subject, who was struck on SEPTA railroad tracks near S. Warminster Road in Upper Moreland, was killed. Upper Moreland Police are on scene.
A man was struck and killed by a SEPTA train in Upper Moreland Monday afternoon, a SEPTA official confirmed.
SEPTA Spokeswoman Jerri Williams said the fatal collision occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on the Warminster line as the southbound train was heading underneath the overhead bridge of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the area of S. Warminster Road.
Upper Moreland Police vehicles were parked near Village Green apartments as officers worked along the tracks. SEPTA's Transit Police arrived at 3:54 p.m., but said they could not yet comment on the situation.
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[Update 4:30 p.m.] Williams said that both north and southbound trains between Warminster and Willow Grove stations are suspended until police investigation is complete. She said SEPTA would provide shuttle bus service at Warminster and Willow Grove.
[Update 6:15] According to SEPTA, the Warminster line between Warminster and Willow Grove has been restored as of 5:20 p.m.
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Today's incident is the on this regional rail line since June.
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