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August 1, 2007

Man killed by train in Central Falls identified

CENTRAL FALLS -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has identified the man killed yesterday morning by a commuter train traveling from Providence to Boston as Hector Cortes, 59, of Providence.

Lydia Rivera, a spokeswoman for the MBTA, said today that no other information was available on Cortes and that an investigation into the accident is ongoing. Rivera said yesterday that the man appeared to be homeless based on information from MBTA officers.

Cortes was killed by a 6:33 a.m. train when he was struck on the tracks near the Clay Street overpass in Central Falls.

-- Journal staff writer Tatiana Pina

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