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Train strikes, kills pedestrian in suburban Kansas City

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a train has struck and killed a man as he was trying to cross a set of railroad tracks in suburban Kansas City.

The man died at the scene Saturday in Olathe. His death remains under investigation and his name wasn’t immediately released.

A preliminary investigation indicated the man was trying to cross the tracks when he was hit.

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