Crime & Safety
Amtrak Train Kills Pedestrian in Bristol
A southbound Amtrak train struck and killed a man near the Bristol station on Wednesday.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Northeast Regional Amtrak train heading south on Wednesday, according to an Amtrak official.
The accident occurred around 6 p.m., nine miles West of Trenton close to the Bristol station, according to Craig Schulz, an Amtrak Media Relations spokesman.
The Bucks County Coroner identified the man killed as David Smith, 56, of Morrisville, according to PhillyBurbs reports. His death was ruled a suicide.
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"It was a fatal," Schulz told Patch, "but no injuries to passengers or crew were reported."
The No. 129 train that travels between New York and Washington, D.C. had 412 passengers on board at the time of the accident. Schulz said that the passengers were transferred on to two different trains and eventually were taken to their destinations.
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Traffic was stopped between 6:30 and 7:08 p.m., he said. and Amtrak, SEPTA and Acela all experienced delays.
Amtrak police assisted Bristol police in the investigation.
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