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4 killed by trains in accidents in NJ, NY, Pa.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say four people were fatally struck by trains in theNortheast.

The first death occurred in Mercer County in New Jersey on Thursday morning when Amtrak's Keystone 642 train hit a person near the Hamilton Township station.

The second accident occurred in New York City when a 48-year-old woman was crushed by a subway train on Thursday afternoon.

Police spokesman Paul Browne says may have tried to retrieve a bag on the tracks.

On Thursday evening, a man was struck by a New Jersey Transit commuter train near the East Orange station.

And Amtrak says someone was hit about 9:15 p.m. in Philadelphia by a Northeast Regional train.

The accidents caused travel delays, but no one aboard the trains was hurt.

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