Editor’s Note: A sentence that many found to be disturbing and unnecessary was removed from the article. A sincere apology to anyone who was offended, as that was not our intent. The path between too much information and just enough is often a difficult one that we clearly crossed this morning. As always, we appreciate the feedback from our loyal readers and take that input into a account.
Credit: Erich Martin/LevittownNow.com
UPDATED: 6:35 p.m., Saturday:
Click here to read more about the victim and the incident.
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Original Story:
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in Tullytown Saturday morning.
Police confirmed the incident happened near SEPTA’s Levittown station, which also shares tracks with Amtrak’s heavily-traveled Northeast Corridor.
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The strike happened around 10:25 a.m. and involved an Amtrak train, according to authorities.
Local authorities along with Amtrak investigators worked on the tracks by the aging train station. Several evidence markers were laid along the tracks as crews milled about the scene.
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Amtrak officials said train service along the Northeast Corridor was delayed by the incident.
The Bucks County Coroner’s Office was request to the scene by emergency officials at the tracks.
Police activity in Levittown, PA has stopped train service on a portion of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. This train holding “indefinitely”
— Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) August 1, 2015
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Amtrak conductor says a “trespasser strike” has resulted in the hold on Amtrak traffic on the NE Corridor — Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) August 1, 2015
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@JoannZappa @AmtrakNEC latest we heard on 662 that there’s police activity at Levittown station, delayed indefinitely
— Alexis Dow Campbell (@alexistopia) August 1, 2015
Status of Amtrak trains finally changing from On Time to Delayed ( Levittown trespasser fatality. ) pic.twitter.com/EqtryZ1aDo — John Corbett (@jacorbett70) August 1, 2015
