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Man hit, killed by Amtrak train in Burlington

A 25-year-old man was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Burlington Tuesday afternoon.

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BURLINGTON, N.C. — A 25-year-old man was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Burlington Tuesday afternoon.

Franklin D. Gwynn, of Gunn Street in Burlington, was hit by a northbound train in the area of the 100 block of North Fisher Street near West Webb Avenue. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. as the train approached the Burlington Amtrak Station.

Amtrak personnel reported seeing Gwynn walking on the tracks prior to the incident, police said.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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