Man falls off platform, trapped under train in Philadelphia

    It was around 5 a.m. this morning when a man sitting on the edge of a Suburban Station platform was struck by an incoming train. He fell onto the tracks and became trapped by the train.

    According to NBC10, crews quickly came to the man’s rescue and no one else was hurt. There’s no word on the victim’s current condition.

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