Traffic & Transit
Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Amtrak Train At Station Is Identified As 68-Year-Old Woman
She stepped onto the train tracks at the Rhinebeck station moments before she was struck by the passenger train, according to police.
RHINEBECK, NY — A tragedy at a Hudson Valley train station has left a woman dead.
On Saturday, at 7:46 a.m., New York State Police in Rhinebeck responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a train at the Rhinecliff Train Station on Rhinecliff Road.
Investigators said a 68-year-old woman stepped onto the train tracks and was then struck by an Amtrak train.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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NYSP said the investigation into the death remains ongoing.
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