Struck on tracks near Beacon station

A southbound Metro-North train struck and killed a man at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday (Dec. 7) near the Beacon station, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

An MTA representative said the agency was investigating why the man was on the tracks.

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