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Man lying on tracks killed by Brightline train, PBSO says

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LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — A man lying on train tracks was struck and killed by a Brightline train on Saturday in Lake Worth Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

At 2:21 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a death investigation at 103 Lucerne Ave.

Surveillance cameras showed a southbound Brightline train strike a Hispanic male lying on the outside rail, spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.

This investigation is open and ongoing, PBSO said.

The man was pronounced dead by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

A Brightline train fatally struck a man in Indian River County on Jan. 30, 2024.

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 Brightline and freight trains use the Florida East Coast Railway tracks.