Man struck and killed by freight train.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:17am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Road clear after train fatally strikes man lying on tracks in Boynton.

A man was lying on the FEC railroad tracks when has struck and killed by a southbound train in Boynton Beach Thursday morning.

A man was lying on the FEC railroad tracks when has struck and killed by a southbound train in Boynton Beach Thursday morning. The area of Woolbright Road and Ocean Avenue where the crash happened will be closed for several hours as authorities investigate, said a Boynton Beach police spokeswoman.

The crash was reported at 8:57 a.m. The man was hit by a freight train headed for Miami carrying autos and merchandise in containers, said a Florida East Coast Railway spokesman in an email. The investigation will be handled by Boynton Beach police.

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