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2 people are fatally struck by a freight train in Harrowgate

A man and woman were on a bridge above Kensington Avenue when they were hit by a Conrail train, police said.

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A man and a woman were killed when they were struck by a Conrail freight train Tuesday night in the city’s Harrowgate section, police said.

Around 7:20 p.m., police responded to the area of Kensington Avenue and Pacific Street and found that a man and woman had been hit on a rail bridge above Kensington, police said.

The pair, who were both unidentified, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident was under investigation.