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Fatal Train Accident, Miracle Survival on Turnpike Top Regional News

Three sought in grocery store thefts, high school student seriously hurt in crash also make headlines.

Man Killed Trying To Cross SEPTA Tracks 

The 20-year-old victim was trying to hop a fence separating the two tracks on Thursday evening when he was struck by a westbound train. 

Pope John Paul II High School Student Seriously Injured in Crash

The senior at the regional Catholic high school in Upper Providence Township was on her way home through Limerick Township when she was involved in a head-on collision. 

Lansdale Fighting Reinstatement of Borough Cop

A Lansdale Borough Police officer fired in June 2010 for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing — and allegedly lying during Loudermill hearings with borough police officials and administrators as to why he missed the hearing — had his job reinstated by a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court judge in January. The borough is appealing.

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Driver Survives Car's 65-Foot Fall From Turnpike Overpass

A car traveling along the Pennsylvania Turnpike lost control and ended up falling 65 feet below, landing square in the middle of railroad tracks in West Conshohocken. The driver sustained only minor injuries. 

Three Sought In Connection With Grocery Store Thefts

The three women are seen on store surveillance camera footage.

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