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Man killed by train near Fresno City College

Adolfo Lopez, 23, was fatally struck by a train at Blackstone and McKinley avenues in Fresno on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
Adolfo Lopez, 23, was fatally struck by a train at Blackstone and McKinley avenues in Fresno on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. apanoo@fresnobee.com

A man was killed after jumping under a freight train near Fresno City College on Sunday morning, police said.

Fresno police found a man in his early 20s along the tracks at Blackstone and McKinley avenues just after 9 a.m., according to Lt. Michael Landon.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The train operators called police after the incident and stopped the train, which is about a mile and a half long, Landon said.

Traffic was stopped until about 11:30 a.m. as far south as downtown Fresno, according to police.

This story was originally published September 30, 2018 at 10:28 AM.

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