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A Union Pacific freight train struck and killed a pedestrian Monday night at a Calvine Road rail crossing in southern Sacramento County near Elk Grove, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials said.
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The southbound freight train struck the man about 8:42 p.m., Metro Fire officials said. Fire personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released by Sacramento County coroner’s officials pending notification of family members.
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California Highway Patrol and Elk Grove police officers responded to the scene just north of the Elk Grove city limits, along with Union Pacific personnel, to investigate.
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