Pedestrian dead in Lake City train accident, police say

A pedestrian died after being struck by a train early Tuesday morning in Lake City, according to the Lake City Police Department.

Officers said they responded shortly before 4 a.m. to the Florida Gulf Railroad near Northwest Dixie Avenue after receiving a report of an accident involving a train and a pedestrian.

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Police said they were directed by railroad employees to the scene, where officers found the body of a man who had been hit by a train. Police later said he was identified as a 28-year-old from Concord, New Hampshire.

The accident is being investigated by the Police Department and Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad.


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