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A person was killed by a train in downtown Biddeford early Saturday morning, officials said. 

At approximately 4:50 a.m., a CSX train struck a trespasser who was on the tracks near Main Street, said CSX spokesperson Sheriee Bowman. York County emergency personnel responded to the scene and later reported that the individual on the tracks had been fatally injured. 

“CSX extends its deepest sympathies to everyone impacted by this tragic incident and will continue to support local law enforcement as they complete the investigation,” wrote Bowman in an email to the Portland Press Herald. 

No injuries to train crew were reported. 

Officials did not immediately release any more information on the person who was killed.

Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her...