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A 49-year-old man was fatally struck by a train while walking along tracks near Indio, officials said Thursday.

The man was fatally stuck around 3 a.m. Tuesday south of Varner Road and Interstate 10, according to Union Pacific Railroad.

The Riverside County coroner’s office identified him as Enrique Cuellar of Fontana.

A railroad representative told City News Service Cuellar was trespassing on the tracks for unspecified reasons when he was struck.

Nobody on the train was injured.

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