Salem man struck and killed by train Sunday
SALEM — Police are trying to determine how a 29-year-old man was hit by a train and lost his life over the weekend.
Richard Farkas of Hawley Avenue was struck and killed by a passing train shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on a set of railroad tracks near Pennsylvania Avenue and the Cranmer Bridge overpass.
Police said the matter is still under investigation, but Farkas was walking with a group of people, several of whom witnessed the accident.