OCALA, Fla. — A man died Thursday after he was hit by a train in Ocala, according to the police department.
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Ocala police officers were called to the railroad crossing near the 2000 block of NE 19th Ave. just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon for reports of a man hit by a train.
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According to police, the accident involved a southbound CSX train.
Ocala Fire Rescue responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police have only identified the victim as a 33-year-old man.
Traffic was diverted from the area for hours while police worked to figure out how the man got hit.
That investigation is ongoing.
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