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Police: 1 man struck, killed by train, another jumps to safety

Officers responded to the area off Peachtree Hills Avenue where two men had been walking on the tracks as a cut through, police said.

ATLANTA — A man is dead after he was struck by a train late Tuesday night in Atlanta, police said. Another was able to jump from the elevated tracks to survive. 

Officers responded to the area off Peachtree Hills Avenue where two men had been walking on the tracks as a cut through, police said.

The victim was described by police as a Hispanic man in his 30s, but his name was not released. 

Police said the train belonged to Norfolk Southern. 

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