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Fatal train and bicycle collision being investigated in Polk County: PCSO

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said it is investigating a fatal crash involving a train and a bicyclist.

PCSO said it was dispatched to the CSX tracks near U.S. 92 and Eastside Drive, east of Lakeland, around 3:37 p.m. Monday.

The bicyclist was an adult man who died in the collision.

No roads are blocked, but multiple PCSO units are in the area conducting the investigation, officials said.

This is a developing story.

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