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Delays Continue On SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line After Crash
Commuters on the Norristown High Speed Line should expect delays throughout the day Tuesday after a crash injured 42 people overnight.
NORRISTOWN, PA — Commuters on the Norristown High Speed Line should expect delays throughout the day Tuesday after a crash injured 42 people overnight.
Trains between Norristown and the 69th Street Transportation Center in Philadelphia are operating only every 20 minutes.
There will also be no service to Hughes Park or Bryn Mawr.
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NHSL: Local service is operating every 20 minutes between 69th St and Norristown TC. No Hughes Park or Bryn Mawr trips. Delays are expected.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA_NHSL) August 22, 2017
The crash occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday when a Norristown High Speed line train crashed into an unoccupied train at the 69th Street Transportation Center, according to SEPTA.
SEPTA said all injuries sustained were non life threatening.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, SEPTA said.
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