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Pedestrian struck by train in Kanawha County

DUNBAR, W.Va.  — Authorities are investigating an early morning death in Dunbar.

An unidentified pedestrian was struck by a train around 4:30 a.m.  The incident happened on the tracks near Dunbar Middle School. The victim was walking along the tracks when it happened.

Circumstances surrounding the death and the name of the victim are not known this morning.  The incident was several hundred yards from the nearest crossing.