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Pedestrian fatally struck by train near Modesto Transportation Center downtown

A person was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon, July 16, 2022, near the Modesto Transportation Center at I and Ninth streets.
A person was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon, July 16, 2022, near the Modesto Transportation Center at I and Ninth streets. Modesto Bee file

A person was struck and killed by a train Saturday evening in the area of I Street between Eighth and Ninth streets in downtown Modesto, according to police.

The incident was about 6 p.m., Lt. Mike Hammond said. The train was northbound, and the location of the crash was by the Modesto Transportation Center.

No information on the person killed was available Sunday.

Deke Farrow
The Modesto Bee
Deke has been an editor and reporter with The Modesto Bee since 1995. He currently does breaking-news, education and human-interest reporting. A Beyer High grad, he studied geology and journalism at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento.
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