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Girl, 17, killed when train hit her south of Flint

By: Associated Press Email
Posted: Thu 10:08 PM, Jul 12, 2012

Authorities have identified the victim of a train-pedestrian collision in Genesee County as a 17-year-old girl.

Mlive.com (http://bit.ly/NDqFMY ) says she died Monday when a Canadian National train hit her on tracks that run under U.S. 23 in Fenton, about 15 miles south of Flint.

She's identified as Audrey Seigle. Fenton police Lt. Jason Slater says the crash remains under investigation.

Slater says Seigle was walking westbound along the rail when she was struck.

Canadian National railroad spokesman Patrick Waldron says the train was eastbound from Gaines to Holly.


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