A 49-year-old man suffered burns on much of his body after being shocked while working on a SEPTA train early this morning.
Ewing Police say they were called to SEPTA’s West Trenton Train Station, on Sullivan Way, around 12:20 a.m. for the report of a man on the roof of a SEPTA train.
The man was conscious but he couldn’t move as they wires remained live overhead, according to police.
Crews powered down the wires and the man was able to be medivaced to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. with third-degree burns to a “substantial portion of his body,” according to police.
The man, who wasn’t identified, was inspecting the car when he was shocked, according to SEPTA. He remained in serious condition as of the late morning.
It's not clear if the inspection was routine or because of a problem.
SEPTA is currently in the process of holding public meetings about proposed fare hikes and other changes to the transit system. People in Bucks County can weigh in on the changes at meetings today at 2 and 6 p.m. at the library on Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa.
