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Police identify man struck by train in Butler

Police have identified a Butler man who died Wednesday, Oct. 25, after he was struck by a train near the 400 block of Negley Avenue.

Zecheriah Summerville, 33, of Butler was hit by a Canadian National Railroad Train that was traveling through the area at 35 mph, Butler Bureau of Police Chief Bob O’Neill said Thursday.

According to police, Summerville was deceased when officers arrived around 7:19 p.m.

His death appeared accidental, and officers have notified the family, O’Neill said. An investigation is ongoing.

Butler Bureau of Fire and Butler Ambulance Service also responded to the scene.

This is the second time a pedestrian has been struck by a train this month. In the early hours of Oct. 4, a man died after being struck by a train near the 200 block of South Monroe Street. The man was later identified as Douglas Fudoli, 54, of Butler Township.

The Butler County coroner said Fudoli’s cause of death was ruled as blunt force trauma to the head, neck and trunk.

Police said Fudoli was struck by a Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company train, and that his death appeared accidental.

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