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Train vs. SUV crash kills 1 in Brighton

A 75-year-old man was killed after his SUV was hit by a train in Brighton Tuesday.
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BRIGHTON, Colo. — Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is investigating a train versus SUV, that killed a man Tuesday afternoon.

Around 12:25 p.m., CSP was called to the area of 152nd Avenue and Lark Bunting Lane in Brighton, for an SUV that was hit by a train, according to Trooper Josh Lewis. That's just east of Interstate 76 and Bromley Lane.

Ray Richard Trujillo, 75, from Brighton, was inside the 2003 Ford SUV. Trujillo was killed in the crash, according to Lewis.

152nd Avenue was closed down in the area while troopers investigated.

The investigation is ongoing. 

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