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Man dies after jumping off Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge, getting hit by train in Bucks County

Man dies after jumping off Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge, getting hit by train in Bucks County
AN HOUR AND A HALF. NEW. AT 530, A MAN IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WAS KILLED JUMPING OFF A PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BRIDGE AND THEN GETTING HIT BY A TRAIN. THIS HAPPENED EARLIER THIS WEEK IN LOWER BUCKS COUNTY OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICIALS SAY, WITH SEPTA SAY THE MAN JUMPED ONTO THE TRACKS OF THEIR WEST TRENTON LINE BETWEEN THE TREVOSE AND SOMERTON STATIONS. AND THAT’S WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE TRAIN COMING INBOUND FROM WEST TRENTON TO CENTER CITY. THERE WERE ABOUT 80 PASSENGERS ON THE TRAIN. THEY WERE TRA
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Man dies after jumping off Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge, getting hit by train in Bucks County
A man died after jumping off a Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge in Bucks County and getting hit by a train.SEPTA officials said the man jumped onto the tracks of the West Trenton Line – between the Trevose and Somerton stations – on Thursday morning.The man was then hit by a train coming inbound from West Trenton to Center City.His name hasn't been released.There were about 80 passengers on the train. They were transferred to another train.

A man died after jumping off a Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge in Bucks County and getting hit by a train.

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SEPTA officials said the man jumped onto the tracks of the West Trenton Line – between the Trevose and Somerton stations – on Thursday morning.

The man was then hit by a train coming inbound from West Trenton to Center City.

His name hasn't been released.

There were about 80 passengers on the train. They were transferred to another train.