A man found dead trapped under a train in Palmerston North
this morning is believed to have been hit by a train last
night.
Emergency services were called to the incident at the
Palmerston North Station on Matthews Avenue about 6.20am.
The man was found trapped under a southbound Capital
Connection train. However, police now believed he was hit by
the Palmerston North to Longburn train about 11pm last night.
Police were in the process of notifying his next of kin.
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