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 #699171  by transitrider
 
This is sad, story at:

http://www.nola.com/news/?/base/news-2/ ... xml&coll=1
A 58-year-old woman was killed Saturday evening when a train struck her at Kenner Avenue and Taylor Street, Kenner police said.

The train was traveling eastbound when it hit the woman on the tracks shortly after 7 p.m.

The woman, who was deaf, died at the scene, police spokesman Brian McGregor said. Her identity was not immediately released.