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Coachella man fatally struck by train

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A freight train runs along California State Route 111 (Grapefruit Blvd.) in Mecca, Calif.
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COACHELLA (CNS) - A 43-year-old man was fatally struck by a train in Coachella, authorities said Wednesday.

The victim, a resident of Coachella who has not been identified, was injured at around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday on the tracks by Grapefruit Boulevard, south of Avenue 48, according to the Riverside County coroner's office.


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Fire crews responded at around 5:19 p.m. to reports of a pedestrian struck by a train in the area, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

He was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m., according to the coroner's office. The Riverside County Sheriff Department's Thermal station was investigating.

No other information was immediately available.

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