Woman killed by SEPTA train identified

Police have identified the Delaware County woman who was struck and killed by a SEPTA train Wednesday morning.

Just after 6 a.m., Yvonne M. Cephas, 65, of Rose Lane in Lansdowne, was hit by the inbound commuter train at the crossing at Union Avenue, just north of the Lansdowne station. Police said her car was found nearby, they did not know why she was on the tracks. They do not suspect foul play.

Service on the Media/Elwyn regional rail line was halted, and the intersection of S. Union and Baltimore closed until about 9 a.m. while police investigated the incident.