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  • Pedestrian hit and killed by a train in Charlotte, MEDIC says

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    A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in Charlotte on Friday night, Jan. 9, 2026, MEDIC said.

    A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in Charlotte on Friday night, Jan. 9, 2026, MEDIC said.

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    A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in Charlotte Friday night, MEDIC said.

    The person was struck in the 5700 block of Old Pineville Road and was pronounced dead at the scene, MEDIC reported on social media site X.

    A Norfolk Southern freight train hit the person, and no one aboard was hurt, Queen City News reported.

    The person was struck just before 7:45 p.m., Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released no details Saturday about the collision, including who died and why they were on the tracks.

    This is a developing story.

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  • Police investigating after person struck by train in Raleigh

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    A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday after being struck by a train in Raleigh.

    Raleigh police are investigating after someone was struck by a train Wednesday morning.

    The accident occurred about 11:45 a.m. near the Walnut Creek Greenway Trail, just east of Hammond Road, a police spokesperson said.

    The victim, a pedestrian whose name has not been released, suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police.

    This is at least the fifth fatal train accident in the Triangle area this fall. Four people were killed by trains in less than a week’s time in early October, The News & Observer previously reported. One of the deaths was in Garner, another was in Durham and two were in Johnston County.

    An investigation is ongoing .

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