20-year-old man killed, after he is struck by a SEPTA commuter train, while walking and texting on the tracks near the Noble Station in Abington Township.
Modified Date:
Sun, 09/28/2014 - 11:36amAccident Date:
Sunday, April 6, 2014Family mourns man, 20, fatally hit by train.
IT WAS ABOUT 4 p.m. on Monday when Andre Washington Sr. saw his son for the last time.
Man struck, killed by SEPTA train while texting, police say.
Police say a 20-year-old man from Jenkintown was apparently texting when he was struck and killed by a SEPTA train.
Police say a 20-year-old man from Jenkintown was apparently texting when he was struck and killed by a SEPTA train.
It happened at the Noble Station at Old York Road and Rodman Avenue on Monday afternoon.
SEPTA officials say the train involved was on the West Trenton line.
Authorities say the victim, later identified as Andre Washington Jr., was walking on the tracks to meet a friend at a nearby Wawa. Police say he and was texting and was not facing the path of the oncoming train.
The train engineer saw the man on the tracks and blew the caution horn repeatedly.
According to police, the victim never turned around or acknowledged that he knew the train was coming.
The victim was struck and pronounced dead at the scene.
Trains were interrupted on the West Trenton Line for approximately two hours during the investigation.
Type: Train Accident
People Involved:
Andre Washington Jr.
Roadway:
Old York Road and Rodman AvenueCity:
Abington, PACounty:
Montgomery County, PAArea:
Philadelphia, PA
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