UNIVERSITY CITY - Philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing of an older man while riding on the Market-Frankford Line, sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley.Police were called to 34th and Market Streets, in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, Sunday, just before 5 p.m., on the report of a stabbing on a SEPTA train, according to the sources.Police raced the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
There were no details regarding his condition.MORE HEADLINES:The 34th Street Station was shutdown as police investigated the incident.
Service returned to normal about 5:30.This is the second stabbing on SEPTA property in three days. Officials say Friday, a 29-year-old man was stabbed in the arm on the platform at the 15th Street Station.
That man was taken to Jefferson Hospital and placed in stable condition.RELATED HEADLINES:AdvertisementSafety while riding SEPTA has been called into question dating back almost a year, due to an increase in violent crimes allegedly taking place while trains are operating.