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Train strikes, kills person on tracks in Puyallup

By Peter Talbot

Updated October 29, 2021 8:16 AM

A person was killed Thursday morning in Puyallup after being struck by a train, police said.

Train crossings at 5th, 7th and 12th streets northwest were blocked after the incident. Police said the train was stopped on the tracks while officials investigated the scene.

Puyallup Police Department spokesperson Capt. Jason Visnaw said he received a call about the incident at 10:17 a.m. Visnaw had few details to share. The person killed has not been identified.

Police asked people to avoid the area while they investigated.

Puyallup Police Department is on scene for a train v. pedestrian. The train is stopped on the tracks and crossings at 5th St. NW, 7th St. NW & 12th St. NW are all blocked. Please avoid the area during our investigation. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/lqtz4YGo4Y
— Puyallup Police (@PuyallupPD) October 28, 2021

This story was originally published October 28, 2021 at 11:45 AM with the headline "Train strikes, kills person on tracks in Puyallup."

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Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription

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