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News and Notes: Amtrak strikes, kills two people in three days

The individual killed last Thursday by an Amtrak train has been confirmed to be a sophomore at Princeton High School. 

According to NJ.com, local police believe that the incident was a suicide, but the details of the incident have not been confirmed. The train was a Crescent Train No. 20 headed from New Orleans to New York mid-afternoon. 

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On Saturday night, an Amtrak train at Princeton Junction struck and killed another individual. This train was a Silver Star No. 92 heading from Miami to New York, according to Planet Princeton. It was the second time in three days an Amtrak train has struck and killed someone in approximately the same place.

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