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Deputies: Florida man hit by train while trying to take a ‘selfie’

(Nick Papantonis)
(Nick Papantonis)

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man was seriously injured Friday after deputies say he was hit by a train.

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Volusia County Deputies and Orange City Police Officers responded to the CSX Railroad tracks near Magnolia Ave. and Blue Springs Ave. just before 3:30 p.m. for an accident involving a train and a pedestrian.

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Deputies say the victim was attempting to take a “selfie” with the train approaching, but slipped before he could step off the tracks.

The victim, identified by the Florida Highway Patrol as a 19-year-old man from DeBary, was taken to HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital with injuries described as “serious but non-life-threatening,” including several broken limbs.

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The investigation into the incident was turned over to FHP. That investigation is ongoing.

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