Millvale man hit, killed by train near Shaler Township
A Millvale man died when he was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in Shaler, according to authorities.
The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on the northbound Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks near the 3-mile marker of Route 28, according to emergency dispatchers.
The site is near the entrance to the Millvale Riverfront Park.
Shaler: Railroad incident
3.0 Mile Marker of Route 28 NB. Police, Fire and EMS are on scene of a pedestrian that was struck by a train. Train traffic has been stopped in the area.— Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) September 7, 2020
The victim is Francis Whalen Connelly, 31, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
Connelly was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.
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