Metro-North Delays, Cancellations After Person Struck, Killed

Some Metro-North trains are being canceled and others delayed as MTA police investigate a fatal strike near the Beacon station.

Beacon Metro-North Station.
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Zak Failla

04/05/2018 2:24 p.m.

Metro-North announced that the Hudson Line is experiencing service delays after an unauthorized person was struck and killed by a train at approximately 12:24 p.m. on the tracks south of the Beacon station, according to a spokesperson.

According to Metro-North, the person - whose name has not been released - was struck by the 10:43 a.m. train from Grand Central that was due into Poughkeepsie at 12:33 p.m. The incident is currently under investigation by the MTAPD. The Hudson Line was delayed upwards of 20 minutes and train #821 was canceled.

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