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Man working on railroad track in Chesapeake hit by train

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Chesapeake, Virginia – Police are investigating an industrial accident where a man was hit by a train in the 400 block of Freeman Avenue.

Police say the man was an employee of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line and was working on the track when he was hit in the leg by an oncoming train.

He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.