Man killed after being struck by train in Downtown Fresno

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Saturday, July 9, 2016
Man killed after being struck by train in Downtown Fresno
The Fresno Police department said that a man in his 30s was killed when he was hit by a train near G Street and Tuolumne Avenue at around 9:45 p.m.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man was killed Friday night after he was struck by a freight train in Downtown Fresno, police said.

The Fresno Police department said that a man in his 30s was killed when he was hit by a train near G Street and Tuolumne Avenue at around 9:45 p.m.

Authorities said it's not immediately clear what the man was doing. They say he was walking on the tracks, not at a designated crossing when he was hit.

The identity of the man has not been released. Police are not sure if the man was a transient but said that he was well dressed.

They are interviewing the conductor of the train to figure out what happened.