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2 workers fatally struck by PATCO train on Ben Franklin Bridge

The contractors working for the Delaware River Port Authority were struck around 9:20 p.m. by a westbound PATCO train.

Emergency personnel on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge where a westbound PATCO train hit and killed two people around 9:20 p.m. on October 14, 2022.
Emergency personnel on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge where a westbound PATCO train hit and killed two people around 9:20 p.m. on October 14, 2022.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by Robert Moran
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Two contractors working on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge were fatally struck by a PATCO train Friday night, a spokesperson for the Delaware River Port Authority said.

The workers were struck around 9:20 p.m. by a westbound PATCO train on the New Jersey side of the bridge, said DRPA spokesperson Mike Williams.

No further information about the deceased workers or the incident was immediately available.

PATCO reported on social media that trains in both directions were delayed by police activity, but later were running on or close to schedule.