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Boy, 8, Killed By Train In East Chicago

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (STMW) -- An eight-year-old boy died Saturday when he was struck by a train in northwest Indiana.

He was fatally hit by the train about 3:20 p.m. in the 4600 block of Magoun Street, in East Chicago, a release from the Lake County (Ind.) Coroner's Office said. The boy's identity was being withheld until his relatives could be notified.

The boy, a pedestrian who lived about a block from the scene near Lewis Street, died of blunt force trauma, the coroner's office said.

No additional information was immediately available Saturday night.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2012. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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