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Man Killed on Austin Train Tracks

  Juan Bahena, 40, was struck by a freight train late Sunday night in Austin, authorities said.
Juan Bahena, 40, was struck by a freight train late Sunday night in Austin, authorities said.
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DNAinfo/Darryl Holliday

CHICAGO — A death investigation is underway after a 40-year-old man was found dead on train tracks in Austin Sunday night.

Police received a call about 10:15 p.m. that a man was on tracks in the 800 block of North Kenton Avenue, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a police spokesman.

Juan Bahena, 40, whose home address was unknown, was pronounced dead at the morgue at 1 a.m. Monday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Investigators said Bahena was struck by a freight train. An autopsy is slated for Monday night.