A woman was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Milford on Monday.
A Metro-North official said the woman was struck at 12:21 pm west of the Milford train station.
Amtrak officials told News 8 that the Northeast Regional train #93 heading from Boston to Richmond, Virginia contained 337 passengers who were safe and unharmed.
The Milford Mirror reported eyewitness accounts of the incident. From the report:
People who work nearby report that a woman was standing on the tracks as a southbound train passed through Milford. Sources also say the train sounded its horn for a long time, but the woman did not move and she was hit by the train.
Amtrak said its service between New Haven and New York was delayed by police activity following the incident, but service was restored by evening.
All service between New Haven, CT and New York (Penn), NY has been restored after police activity. Residual delays expected.
— Amtrak Northeast (@AmtrakNECAlerts) October 27, 2014
Metro-North service was suspended during the afternoon, although service between Stamford and Grand Central Station was not affected. Shortly before 4:00 pm, Metro-North said there were still 40 minute delays between New Haven and Stamford, and by 8:00 pm, it said the New Haven Line service was back on or close to schedule.
This report includes information from The Associated Press.
