Train kills pedestrian in Lakeland

Polk County deputies are investigating a train crash that killed a woman in Lakeland.

An Amtrak train hit the woman at the railroad crossing next to the intersection of U.S. Highway 92 and Fairway Avenue.  Fairway was closed while deputies investigated but has since reopened.

The victim has been identified as 60-year-old Brenda Salyers of Lakeland. 

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