Man killed by SEPTA train wore headphones, police say
The man 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, Philadelphia police said Sunday.
The man 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, Philadelphia police said Sunday.
The victim, who was decapitated in the accident, was identified as Daniel Gallagher, 49, of the Lawndale section.
The train operator sounded the horn and applied the emergency brake after sighting Gallagher, police said. - Harold Brubaker