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Person Struck, Killed Along Northeast Corridor In Bristol

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Tom Sofield
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A person was struck and killed by a high-speed Amtrak train Saturday in Bristol Borough, sources said.

The strike happened in the area of the SEPTA station on Washington Street just past 2 p.m.

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SEPTA and Amtrak confirmed both their trains on the tracks, the main corridor for commuter rail traffic between cities in the northeast, were stopped due to the incident.

An Amtrak train was stopped on the tracks near the Bath Street bridge. It was believed that was the train that struck the person.

Borough police, rail police, and firefighters were on the scene as of 3 p.m.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.