Two people killed in train accident in Upper Merion Township on May 17.
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Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:33amAccident Date:
Friday, May 16, 2014Two Struck, Killed By Train In King of Prussia
Onlookers after the incident Saturday wondered if a sharp curve near where the accident happened played a role.
Train kills two in Valley Forge National Historical Park
Two pedestrians were struck and killed by a freight train in Valley Forge National Historical Park Saturday morning.
POLICE: 2 STRUCK AND KILLED BY TRAIN IN UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP
Police say two people were struck and killed by a freight train in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. on the Harrisburg line near the old Port Kennedy Station close to Valley Forge National Park.
Two Struck, Killed By Train In King of Prussia
Police are investigating an accident Saturday morning in which a freight train struck and killed two people on the tracks in Upper Merion Township.
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Police are investigating an accident Saturday morning in which a freight train struck and killed two people on the tracks in Upper Merion Township.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. near Port Kennedy Station along Station Lane in King of Prussia.
Authorities say the circumstances of the accident are not yet clear.
The train was a 4,500-ton Norfolk-Southern freight train traveling from Morrisville, Bucks County to Chicago with three locomotives and 36 cars.
A spokesman says the two crew members aboard were not harmed.
Company security officers and park police are on the scene.
Officials says they are not sure how fast the train was traveling when it struck the two people.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.
Type: Train Accident
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King of Prussia, PACounty:
Montgomery County, PAArea:
Philadelphia, PA
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