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Police: Man Killed By Light Rail Train On University Of Minnesota Campus

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A man was killed by a light rail train early Saturday morning in Minneapolis on the University of Minnesota campus.

Light Rail Death
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Metro Transit police say the man was standing on the platform as the METRO Green Line train was leaving Stadium Village station at about 1:20 a.m. He fell off the platform and was pulled under the train.

The victim's name has not been released. Police say this is the first LRT-related death of 2019.

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