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Police identify man hit, killed by train in University City area

The crash happened near the intersection of Old Concord Road and W.T. Harris Boulevard.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was hit and killed by a train in the University City area on Sunday afternoon, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. 

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Police later identified the man as 30-year-old Mohamed Ahmed.

People were encouraged to stay away from the area where Old Concord Road and W.T. Harris Boulevard meet on Sunday. 

This stretch of road was closed as CMPD investigated the deadly crash between a train and a pedestrian near the intersection of old Concord Road and McLean Road.  

Officers had responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by an Amtrak Train and found Ahmed, unresponsive, on the tracks. They said Ahmed was walking southbound on the tracks when he was hit.

This investigation is active and ongoing.

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