OAKLAND — A man reportedly sitting on the railroad tracks died Wednesday morning after he was struck by a freight train, the second person to be fatally struck by a train in East Oakland in less than 24 hours, authorities said.

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Except for the fact the men were both killed by trains, the two deaths are not related, authorities said.

Wednesday’s fatal collision happened around 2:54 a.m. in the area of 60th Avenue and San Leandro Street.

Authorities said initial reports were that a man who has yet to be identified was sitting on the railroad tracks when he was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific freight train.

The man was declared deceased at the scene.

No one on board the train was injured, and it remained on the scene.

Why the man was on the tracks is under investig

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