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Woman dead after being hit by Tri-Rail train in Fort Lauderdale

A woman was killed after being hit by a Tri-Rail train in Fort Lauderdale Friday morning. (WPLG)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A woman died after being hit by a Tri-Rail train Friday morning in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Manors neighborhood, officials said.

Officials with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the incident happened just before 10:20 a.m. in the area of Southwest 21st Avenue and 10th Court.

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No one on the train was hurt.

Authorities haven’t yet said if they’ve determined why the woman, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was on the tracks.

Fort Lauderdale police are investigating.


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