Amtrak train hits, kills woman, 60, in Lakeland

Woman struck while walking through crossing, deputies say

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LAKELAND, Fla. – A woman was struck and killed Thursday by a passenger train in Central Florida, authorities said.

Officials said an Amtrak train hit the 60-year-old woman in Lakeland around noon.

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the woman was walking through a railroad crossing when she was hit.

No other details have been released.


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