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SEPTA trolley strikes and kills pedestrian in West Philadelphia, Route 13 disrupted

A SEPTA trolley is being replaced with shuttle buses on Monday morning after it struck and killed a person in West Philadelphia.

Around 9:15 a.m., an eastbound Route 13 trolley struck a person in the street at 45th Street and Chester Avenue, a SEPTA spokesperson said.

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No one else was injured.

Police and firefighters were on the scene investigating.

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