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Man struck, killed by SEPTA train in Bucks

A man was killed Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a SEPTA train in Middletown Township, Bucks County. The man, who had not been identified Tuesday night, was struck on the West Trenton Line shortly before 2:30 p.m., SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said. Authorities were still investigating, he said and could not immediately say whether the death was a suicide or accident.

    by Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer
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A man was killed Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a SEPTA train in Middletown Township, Bucks County.

The man, who had not been identified Tuesday night, was struck on the West Trenton Line shortly before 2:30 p.m., SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said. Authorities were still investigating, he said and could not immediately say whether the death was a suicide or accident.

The train was just south of the Langhorne station, traveling from Philadelphia to West Trenton, when it hit the man. SEPTA police are assisting Middletown police in the investigation.

About 60 passengers were on the train, Busch said, with no reported injuries. The rest of that train's route was canceled. Passengers could take the next train, which came through about an hour later.

The man was hit on outdoor tracks running near ground level, Busch said.