2 Men Struck, Killed by Freight Train Identified

Officials identified two men who were struck and killed by a freight train in Lehigh County Monday afternoon.

Inivestigators say 24-year-old Padraic Cremins and 22-year-old Timothy Dadario, both of Allentown, were crossing a set of railroad tracks on the 1500 block of Chestnut Street in Upper Milford Township around 3:30 p.m.

As they were walking, they were both struck by a Norfolk Southern Train that was passing through.

Dadario was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m. while Cremins was pronounced dead at 4:17 p.m. The coroner ruled both deaths as accidental. Both men died from multiple blunt force injuries.

The Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Pennsylvania State Police and Norfolk Southern Police department continue to investigate the incident.

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