By Associated Press - Saturday, March 25, 2017

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a man was killed when an Amtrak train hit his car in South Florida.

The Sun Sentinel (https://goo.gl/pAAux8) reports that the crash occurred Friday afternoon.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office says the train was heading north when it struck the passenger-side rear fender of the eastbound car. There was only one person in the car, and Oakland Park Fire Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.

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A commuter train service that shares the tracks with Amtrak was interrupted for several hours, and surrounding streets were temporarily closed.

No injuries were reported to the train passengers.

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Information from: Sun Sentinel , https://www.sun-sentinel.com/

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