Person Dead After Being Struck By Train In Swissvale

SWISSVALE, Pa. (KDKA) – One person is dead after being struck by a train in Swissvale.

Dispatchers say a person was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in the area of South Braddock and Woodstock avenues in Swissvale.

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The call, received around 4:50 p.m., was disregarded when a deer was found on scene.

However, a human body was later discovered further down the tracks.

Officials did not say what led to the accident.

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