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Train Hits Pedestrian On Tracks In Deadly Amtrak Crash: Gainesville Police

An Amtrak train hit a person on the tracks, police said.

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Police notified the public around 8 a.m. of the collision at Athens Street and Purina Drive, where an Amtrak train hit a person on the tracks.
Police notified the public around 8 a.m. of the collision at Athens Street and Purina Drive, where an Amtrak train hit a person on the tracks. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

GAINESVILLE, GA — A pedestrian was killed in a train crash Tuesday morning in Gainesville, police said.

Police notified the public around 8 a.m. of the collision at Athens Street and Purina Drive, where an Amtrak train hit a person on the tracks.

The roadway had reopened as of 9:45 a.m., according to police.

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