Suicide by Train Ruled in Teen's Death
A Wilson teen died Sunday after being hit by a Norfolk-Southern train.
A 19-year-old Wilson man died Sunday after being hit by a Norfolk-Southern Train near Island Park Road along the Lehigh River in Glendon, according to Pennsylvania state police at the Belfast barracks. The man's legs were severed, said Easton Police. He died of blunt force trauma injuries at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. His death has been ruled a suicide by the Northampton County Coroner, according to a Lehigh Valley Live report. His name has not been released pending notification of his next of kin. A man in his 20s was also found killed on railroad tracks Sunday in Weissport, Carbon County, according to a Morning Call report. A national suicide prevention hotline is available at 1-800-273-8255 Train deaths make up …
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Jeepers63
1:44 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I don't think fencing or barriers would work. If someone has a mission to kill themselves then it's gonna happen. more ›