A man was struck and killed by a train in Pompano Beach early Wednesday, deputies said.
Fernando Salazar
Miami Herald file
UPDATE 5/26/2022: The Broward County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released new details about the man who was struck and killed by a Florida East Coast Railway freight train in Pompano Beach.
The sheriff’s office said the man was lying on the railroad tracks as the train approached shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday near the 100 block of South Dixie Highway. The conductor spotted him, blew the train’s horn and activated the emergency breaks, but couldn’t stop the train in time, the sheriff’s office said.
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A man was struck and killed by a Florida East Coast Railway freight train in Pompano Beach early Wednesday, deputies said.
The crash happened near the 100 block of South Dixie Highway shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. A person was also struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train in Oakland Park shortly after 10 a.m.
Deputies closed Atlantic Boulevard at Dixie Highway for the investigation.
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