Metro-North worker fatally struck by train in New York City

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- An MTA Metro-North Railroad employee died after being struck by a train in Manhattan early Monday.

The worker was struck by a train at 12:54 a.m. while working on tracks at Park Avenue and East 106th Street.

The employee was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld while his family is notified.

The Hudson Line train departed Grand Central Terminal at 12:47 a.m. en route to Poughkeepsie. Approximately 50 passengers on the train were safely moved to another train and resumed their trip at 2:17 a.m.

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