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Pedestrian dead after train accident near Niton Junction
CTV.ca
Police said RCMP from two jurisdictions, Edson, and Evansburg, along with members from the Yellowhead Volunteer Fire Department and local Emergency Medical Services were called to a collision between a pedestrian and a train near Niton Junction at ...

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Plymouth Neighbors Shocked To Hear Of Fatal Train Accident
CBS Local
They were close by when a pedestrian was hit and killed by a freight train. “I heard the train, the whistle,” Gary Lindman said. But when he heard the train stop, he knew something was wrong. “I thought it might have been a short passenger train,” he ...

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Marseilles man feigns pedestrian-versus-train accident
Morris Daily Herald
MARSEILLES, Ill. — After what authorities suspected to be a pedestrian-versus-train accident proved not to be, police charged a Marseilles man with trespass to railroad property and unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Man on tracks causes search in MarseillesLaSalle News Tribune

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MAX train crashes into pedestrian at SE Division Street station
KSLA-TV
COM will streamMore >> A pedestrian sprinting to catch a northbound MAX train was struck as a southbound train pulled into the Southeast Division Street station on Tuesday. TriMet officials said the Green Line train operator sounded the horn, ...
Pedestrian hit by MAX train in SE Portland, service disruptedKOIN Local 6

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Cuba warns of rising rail danger, faster trains
Fox News
HAVANA – A railroad upgrade project in Cuba has trains traveling faster and that means more danger for careless motorists and pedestrians, authorities said Monday, reporting 33 collisions involving cars and 47 pedestrians hit last year.

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Pedestrian killed by TRAX train in South Salt Lake
ABC 4
Witnesses say the woman was talking on her phone and walking across the TRAX lines in a designated pedestrian crossing area. Rodrigo Garcia was sitting on the front of the train when the accident occurred. "She was just walking and I thought she was ...

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One killed in train accident in Sharon
Enterprise News
A pedestrian was struck and killed by an AMTRAK train on the Providence line between Sharon and Mansfield on Monday. By Advocate Staff Our newspartners at WCBV are reporting one person was struck and killed by an MBTA train. Service is delayed, and the ...
MBTA: Man killed in Sharon train accident was from FoxboroughThe Patriot Ledger

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Early Morning Pedestrian Train Accident in Pine Bluff
KARK
Authorities are investigating an early morning train accident in Pine Bluff. At around 3:00 am officers responded to the railroad crossing on Michigan Street. When officers arrived they found Robert Wooten, 66, of Pine Bluff. They say he was attempting ...

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Light rail crashes more common in downtown Phoenix, Tempe
KPHO Phoenix
The numbers suggest it may be working; First Avenue and Washington Street saw five crashes in 2009, and none so far in 2012. But the problem is that too many drivers are making illegal turns in front of the light rail. Pedestrians test their luck, too.

Pedestrian Dies in SJ Caltrain Collision
NBC Bay Area
Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said the man walked onto the tracks at the Tamien station at 6:40 am, and was killed by train No. 217. This is the sixth Caltrain fatality this year. In 2011, there were 16 Caltrain-related deaths, Dunn said.

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