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Person fatally struck by train during altercation at Market-Frankford station, SEPTA says

Around 4:40 p.m., there was an altercation between two people at the 34th Street Station in University City.

Police arrive where a man was fatally struck by a Market-Frankford Line train in University City during an altercation late Thursday afternoon at the 34th Street Station about 4:40 p.m. on Thursday.
Police arrive where a man was fatally struck by a Market-Frankford Line train in University City during an altercation late Thursday afternoon at the 34th Street Station about 4:40 p.m. on Thursday.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer
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A person was fatally struck by a Market-Frankford Line train in University City during an altercation late Thursday afternoon at the 34th Street Station, authorities said.

About 4:40 p.m., “there was some type of altercation between two males on the platform, and one was struck by the train,” SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said in an email.

Philadelphia police said later that during the altercation an unidentified person “fell into the tracks and was hit by the train.” Medics pronounced the person dead at the scene.

Police initially reported that a person was arrested at about 40th Street, but later said that person did not match the description of the suspect.

Because of police activity, SEPTA was using shuttle buses between 30th and 40th Streets Stations.