Woman killed by freight train while lying on tracks in West Philadelphia, police say

Police say a woman was fatally struck by a freight train Saturday afternoon in West Philadelphia.

Police say a woman was fatally struck by a freight train while she was lying on the tracks Saturday afternoon in West Philadelphia. 

According to authorities, the unidentified woman was struck by a Norfolk Southern Railroad train on the tracks near Falls Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around 3:30 p.m.

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Police do not know why the woman was on the tracks. 

She was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical responders. 

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