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Durham pedestrian hit, killed by Amtrak train identified

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A passenger train traveling through Durham hit and killed a man who was on the train tracks.

It happened September 27 around 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of West Pettigrew Street and South Mangum Street.
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None of the 27 people on the Amtrak train traveling from Raleigh to Charlotte were injured.

On Wednesday, Durham Police identified the victim as Mossenthal Chavis, 47, of Durham.
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