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A man was struck and killed by a southbound Amtrak passenger train Friday south of the railroad’s Aberdeen station, according to Aberdeen police.

Officers responded to a call at 2:26 p.m. regarding a body that was observed about 15 feet from the railroad’s southbound track in the 600 block of S. Philadelphia Blvd., or U.S. 40. Amtrak and MARC commuter service was temporarily suspended. Amtrak police are investigating the death.

Last week, a 14-year-old student, Anna Marie Stickel, was killed when she was struck by an Amtrak train in Middle River

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A boy killed Sunday, October 11, 2009 when he was struck by an Amtrak Acela train in Cecil County has been identified as a 13-year-old from the Elkton area. Maryland State Police and county officials said Shawn Luther Kelly was struck as he crossed railroad tracks near his home. The teen and two friends were returning to their homes after playing in a nearby wooded area. Vernae Graham, an Amtrak spokeswoman, said the southbound Boston-to-Washington train with 181 passengers might have been moving as fast as 130 mph shortly before 5 p.m. when it struck the boy about four miles west of Elkton. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Graham said none of the passengers or crew was injured. The train’s last stop before the incident was Wilmington, Del., 18 miles north of Elkton.

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