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Two people killed by SEPTA trains in separate incidents
Service was disrupted on the Norristown High Speed Line and the Media/Elwyn Line.
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A man and a woman were fatally struck by SEPTA trains in separate incidents Tuesday night, the transit agency said.
Around 7:33, a man in his late 40s or early 50s was hit by a Media-Elwyn Regional Rail train near the Angora Station at 58th Street near Baltimore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
Service on the line was suspended but was expected to resume sometime after 10 p.m..
Around the same time, a woman in her 20s was struck by a Norristown High Speed Line train between 69th Street and Radnor in Delaware County. Shuttle bus service was being mobilized as an alternative for riders. Partial service on the line had been restored by 9:50 p.m.