Man killed by SEPTA train wore headphones
The man hit killed Saturday evening by a southbound SEPTA train between the Melrose Park and Fern Rock stations was wearing headphones and walking on the tracks in the same direction as the train when he was struck, police said Sunday.
The man hit killed Saturday evening by a southbound SEPTA train between the Melrose Park and Fern Rock stations was wearing headphones and walking on the tracks in the same direction as the train when he was struck, police said Sunday.
The victim, who was decapitated in the accident, was identified as Daniel Gallagher, 49, of the 6400 block of Shelbourne Street in the Lawndale section of Philadelphia.
The train operator sounded the horn and applied the emergency brake after sighting Gallager, police said.
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