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FLAGSTAFF, AZ — A Peoria man has died after he was hit by a train near downtown Flagstaff early Sunday morning.
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Flagstaff police say around 2:15 a.m., they were called to the intersection of San Francisco St and the railroad tracks for a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a train.
When officers arrived, they found 21-year-old Jason Cataldo of Peoria had been hit by a train.
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Cataldo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses reportedly told police that the 21-year-old was lying on the tracks before he was hit.
The train involved was traveling eastbound on the northernmost set of tracks at that intersection.
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Flagstaff police continue to investigate the crash.