Police believe they know the identity of a pedestrian who died when he was hit by a train in Auckland this morning. The victim is thought to be a 59-year-old man but it is unconfirmed. The man is believed to have been walking north along the train tracks towards the Papatoetoe Railway Station when he was struck by the freight train at 6.40am.
Pedestrian killed in train accident
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