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Pedestrian hit and killed by freight train

MSHP badgeWARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A freight train has struck and killed a pedestrian along a stretch of railroad tracks in western Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 22-year-old David Lindequist of Warrensburg.

The collision happened early Saturday in Johnson County. A coroner pronounced Lindequist dead at the scene.

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