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Coroner IDs victim struck, killed by train in Lehigh County

A 26-year-old Alburtis man who died when he was hit by a train on Sunday in the borough has been identified.

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ALBURTIS, Pa. — A 26-year-old borough man who died when he was hit by a train on Sunday has been identified.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release Monday that Angel Luis Rivera Jr. died of multiple blunt force injuries.

Rivera Jr. was struck by a train at approximately 9:50 a.m. in the area of North Main Street and West Penn Avenue.

The coroner ruled his death an accident.

In addition to the coroner’s office, the Alburtis Police Department and the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department are investigating.

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