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Pulaski Co Man Hit by Train

A Pulaski County man is dead after he was hit by a train in Anna.
The Illinois State Police says 49-year-old Jeffrey Kelly of Mounds was lying in the center of the tracks late Sunday night and the train personnel say they couldn't stop in time. Union County Sheriff's deputies were first on scene and told Kelley was alive and conscious at the time of the accident.  Kelley succumbed to his critical injuries and was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. on Monday. The train crossings in Anna were blocked for approximately and hour and a half. The incident is still under investigation

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