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Published on April 21, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 21, 2026) — West Palm Beach police responded to a train and pedestrian incident along the 2500 block of Mercer Avenue around 8:15 p.m.
Responding officers found an individual on the tracks who had sustained fatal injuries.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
Case no: 20260006184
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Rachel Leitao
Public Information Officer
pdpio@wpb.org