Man Walking on Tracks Clipped by Train in Northeast Philly

A man suffered a broken arm and several other injuries after he was clipped by a train in Northeast Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

The incident happened about 3 a.m. near Keystone and Benner Streets in the city’s Tacony section.

According to investigators, a man in his 40s was walking along the elevated tracks when he was clipped by a northbound Amtrak train.

The man suffered a broken arm and several other injuries. He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical condition.

It was not immediately known why the man was on the tracks.

The incident remains under investigation.

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