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Man struck and killed by train

Updated: Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 6:54 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 5:22 PM EDT

Mandi Scott

CUMBERLAND CO., Ill. (WTHI) - A man struck and killed by a train in Illinois Tuesday morning.

Cumberland County Coroner Donna Whitaker tells News 10 around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Edson Graves, 56, was walking westbound on the CSX Railroad tracks near Palestine Rd. in Greenup, Ill. when he was struck by a train.

Graves was pronounced dead at the scene.

A toxicology report is pending.

News 10 will provide you with more information as it becomes available.

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