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Man dies in British Columbia after he is hit by passenger train

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. – The coroner’s service in British Columbia is confirming the death of a man who was hit by a train in Spences Bridge over the weekend.

Spokeswoman Barb McLintock says it happened early Saturday morning and involved a Via Rail passenger train.

McLintock says the man’s identity is being withheld until it has been confirmed and his family has been notified.

(CFJC)

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