FATAL TRAIN-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT ON NORTH BROAD STREET, SEPTEMBER 23
7-Year-Old Boy Killed in North Philadelphia Pedestrian Crash on North Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue The deadly accident occurred at around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, September 23 on SEPTA’s Broad Street line and Allegheny Avenue. North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (September 24, 2018) – A 7-year-old boy who was selling candy on a subway train fell on the tracks and was hit and killed by one of the train cars in North Philadelphia, according to a local news source. Police said the boy, his 11-year-old brother and a 26-year-old man were selling candy on a SEPTA subway train, which was traveling between the Allegheny and Lehigh stations. As the 7-year-old boy walked between the two train cars, he fell between them and landed on the tracks where he was struck by one of the train cars. The operator stopped the train at the Lehigh station after being notified of the accident. The boy was declared deceased at around 6:04 p.m. His name has not been released pending identification ...