ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Train In Hudson Valley

Officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have released the identity of a man who was killed after being struck by a train in the Hudson Valley.

The area of the strike.
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Kathy Reakes

08/24/2022 8:39 a.m.

Paul Engel, age 67, of Manhattan, was killed in Orange County around 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17 in Scotchtown, a hamlet of the town of Wallkill.

Earlier report: Person On Tracks, Struck, Killed By Train In Scotchtown

According to the MTA, Engel was struck by a New Jersey Transit Authority train and confirmed dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing by the MTA Police.

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