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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.