Man Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train At Fairfield Station

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train on the tracks at the Fairfield train station Saturday evening, the Hartford Courant reported.

Daily Voice

09/07/2014 5:30 a.m.

The train originated in Newport News, Va., and was bound for Boston, with 185 passengers and crew aboard when the accident occurred at 6:20 p.m., an Amtrak spokesman told the Courant.

Fairfield police did not identify the victim except to say it was a white man in his 50s, the Courant said.

Read the full story at the Hartford Courant website.

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