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A person died Friday morning after being struck by an Amtrak Downeaster train in the area of Bennett Road Friday morning.
Durham Police Chief Rene Kelley said officers responded to a report of a person struck by the train and a deceased person was located near the tracks.
Kelley did not immediately identify the person who died, pending notification of next of kin, nor did he comment on the circumstances of the death. Police are investigating.
Durham Police Department, Durham Fire Department, and McGregor Memorial EMS responded to the railroad tracks near the Bennett Road overpass adjacent to the Doe Farm parking area, according to police.
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Amtrak's Downeaster runs passenger trains between Boston's North Station and Portland, Maine. There are three New Hampshire stops: Exeter, Durham, and Dover.
