A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metro train in South Los Angeles on Friday.
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It happened at around 1:45 p.m. at the train station in the 4400 block of S. Long Beach Avenue near Vernon Avenue, according to Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters.
They arrived to find a person trapped underneath the train. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, LAFD noted.
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Their identity has not yet been released.
None of the 42 passengers onboard the Metro A Line train were injured.
Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to investigate the fatality as it remains unclear what led up to the pedestrian being struck by the train, according to a statement from the department.
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