Coroner rules on death of 40-year-old man struck by train in Erie Thursday afternoon
The Erie County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of a man who died after he was hit by a train on Thursday as a suicide.
The 40-year-old man, whom authorities said was homeless, died on Thursday at 10:13 p.m. at UPMC Hamot following the accident, which was reported at about 2:40 p.m. in the area of East 15th and Wayne streets.
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The man was on the railroad tracks when he was struck by a westbound freight train, authorities reported.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Coroner rules on manner of death of 40-year-old man hit by train in Erie
